Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates for four year olds

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Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of schools
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2012/13 to 2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifieryear_breakdowntime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typenum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_overall_percent
Academic yearSix half terms202122NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded secondary151852828649412282637.96746
Academic yearSix half terms202122NationalE92000001EnglandTotal16480647367223416539170701397.6405
Academic yearSix half terms201213RegionalE92000001EnglandE12000005West MidlandsSpecial635681844962288412.40352
Academic yearSix half terms201213RegionalE92000001EnglandE12000005West MidlandsState-funded primary1685728202498466715804036.32549
Academic yearSix half terms201213RegionalE92000001EnglandE12000009South WestState-funded secondary8488151043100716.66764

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
num_schoolsNumber of schools
school_typeSchool type - Filter by school type
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate

Footnotes

  1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
  2. Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 and 2021/22 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.

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