Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by geography

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Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate of persistent absentees
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2006/07 to 2018/19

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifieryear_breakdowntime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameestablaestaburnschool_typeacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentsess_possible_pa_10_exactsess_overall_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_pa_10_exactsess_overall_percent_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exactsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_ext_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasons
Academic yearsix half terms201819NationalE92000001EnglandTotal212147105958252230023711920728983570764356365254.73.31.477186310.924567726946824152274736081935054419.111.27.962028416702395412842887131162596781673684:204997275881628262127010265362181282621845078136037735283643117904913
Academic yearsix half terms201819NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primary167803985705143693286657891483414612171643026642.91.13287458.210548511016865678103938666471812169.96.131898103317331977073517171933691169235:2971843129669406333317231964111939072489615154821611579756749128
Academic yearsix half terms201819NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded secondary3406301406310480587795753741639194655183427615.53.71.841248513.71299450992725570415120553121351512111.69.328556896344914249459070585563475366820:16947473779537391110622952013647194139029328150751831721457428276
Academic yearsix half terms201819NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial1028106190373085923778390291489286349810.17.82.33063328.8102470602702770195918974358126.419.17.315734174014931896355442834137629:5804167895628768778138546242693185298208506323727509
Academic yearsix half terms201819RegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastTotal11013327261184030445944784387841220663725.02083.27561.74524016112.070291282924324868191340268114655119.3839910.446988.93701292358129209223713596615001122139:14431832770738545176783884724412639417095720605305915047

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 35 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees
num_schoolsNumber of schools
school_typeSchool type - Filter by school type

Footnotes

  1. The definition of persistent absence changed from the 2015/16 academic year - The information presented for years prior to 2015/16 has been produced using the same methodology in order to allow users to make comparisons on a consistent basis over time.
  2. The percentage of persistent absentees is the number of persistent absentees expressed as a percentage of the total number of enrolments.
  3. Special schools include maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies. Excludes general hospital schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved for SEN pupils.
  4. State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including free schools.
  5. Number of enrolments includes pupils on the school roll for at least one session who are aged between 5 and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once (if they moved schools during the academic year or are registered in more than one school).
  6. Absence rates are the number of absence sessions expressed as a percentage of the total number of possible sessions.
  7. State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.
  8. Includes all schools with at least six enrolments who reported absence information via the school census for the associated academic year.
  9. Pupil enrolments missing 10 percent or more of their own possible sessions (due to authorised or unauthorised absence) are classified as persistent absentees.

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