06 - Absence rates by pupil characteristic
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Absence information by characteristics for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.
Characteristics included are gender, year group, Free School Meal eligibility, SEN provision, SEN type of need, ethnicity and language.
National, Regional and Local Authority data from Autumn 2019 to autumn 2021
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term
- Release
- Autumn term 2021/22
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 120,910
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Authorised absence rate
- Authorised absence rate exact
- Number of authorised absence sessions
- Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of authorised holiday sessions
- Number of authorised other sessions
- Number of authorised reasons sessions
- Number of excluded sessions
- Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
- Number of illness sessions
- Number of late sessions
- Number of medical appointments sessions
- Number of no reason yet sessions
- Number of overall absence sessions
- Number of overall absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of overall reasons sessions
- Number of persistent absentees (10% missed)
- Number of persistent absentees (50% missed)
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of religious observance sessions
- Number of sessions possible
- Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees
- Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
- Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Number of study leave sessions
- Number of traveller sessions
- Number of unauthorised absence sessions
- Number of unauthorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
- Number of unauthorised other sessions
- Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
- Overall absence rate
- Overall absence rate exact
- Percentage of persistent absentees (10% missed)
- Percentage of persistent absentees (50% missed)
- Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Unauthorised absence rate
- Unauthorised absence rate exact
- Filters
- Characteristic
- School type
- Time period
- 2019/20 Autumn term to 2021/22 Autumn term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | school_type | characteristic_group | characteristic | enrolments | sess_possible | sess_overall | sess_authorised | sess_unauthorised | sess_overall_percent | sess_authorised_percent | sess_unauthorised_percent | enrolments_pa_10_exact | enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent | enrolments_pa_50_exact | enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent | sess_possible_pa_10_exact | sess_overall_pa_10_exact | sess_authorised_pa_10_exact | sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact | sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_authorised_illness | sess_authorised_appointments | sess_authorised_religious | sess_authorised_study | sess_authorised_traveller | sess_authorised_holiday | sess_authorised_ext_holiday | sess_authorised_excluded | sess_authorised_other | sess_authorised_totalreasons | sess_unauthorised_holiday | sess_unauthorised_late | sess_unauthorised_other | sess_unauthorised_noyet | sess_unauthorised_totalreasons | sess_overall_totalreasons | sess_x_covid | sess_y_exceptional | sess_x_covid_rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | 7124905 | 961005533 | 66299965 | 50978820 | 15321145 | 6.89902 | 5.30474 | 1.59428 | 1672178 | 23.46948 | 97993 | 1.37536 | 220808537 | 42514563 | 30505813 | 12008750 | 2912.0519 | 2061.53165 | 850.52025 | 42031357 | 2477158 | 87713 | 77771 | 74702 | 356656 | 0 | 780771 | 4392322 | 50278450 | 2413454 | 852499 | 11278743 | 625241 | 15169937 | 65448387 | 15570635 | 5561383 | 1.620244053 | |||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Gender | Gender Male | 3645166 | 491821183 | 33824340 | 26094857 | 7729483 | 6.87737 | 5.30576 | 1.5716 | 851885 | 23.37027 | 49305 | 1.35261 | 112613177 | 21654301 | 15604569 | 6049732 | 2909.83503 | 2074.65598 | 835.17906 | 21255110 | 1246384 | 44332 | 37549 | 39056 | 184822 | 0 | 536700 | 2384897 | 25728850 | 1216763 | 433326 | 5684581 | 314536 | 7649206 | 33378056 | 8093731 | 2858969 | 1.645665392 | |||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Gender | Gender Female | 3479734 | 469183699 | 32475582 | 24883930 | 7591652 | 6.92172 | 5.30366 | 1.61806 | 820291 | 23.57338 | 48688 | 1.39919 | 108195092 | 20860228 | 14901220 | 5959008 | 2912.92283 | 2045.97987 | 866.94296 | 20776214 | 1230774 | 43381 | 40222 | 35646 | 171834 | 0 | 244071 | 2007425 | 24549567 | 1196689 | 419173 | 5594154 | 310705 | 7520721 | 32070288 | 7476883 | 2702402 | 1.593593941 | |||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Gender | Gender unclassified | 5 | 651 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 6.60522 | 5.06912 | 1.5361 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 25.37313 | 17.91045 | 7.46269 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 3.225806452 | |||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Major ethnic groups | Ethnicity Major White Total | 5128839 | 695344163 | 50600062 | 39357651 | 11242411 | 7.27698 | 5.66017 | 1.61681 | 1289682 | 25.14569 | 74797 | 1.45836 | 171479503 | 33133325 | 24156374 | 8976951 | 2936.11256 | 2087.64474 | 848.46782 | 32555661 | 1854646 | 20139 | 49792 | 72550 | 259551 | 0 | 598906 | 3342891 | 38754136 | 1529261 | 612069 | 8545047 | 432131 | 11118508 | 49872644 | 12082247 | 3951869 | 1.737592353 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristic - Filter by pupil characteristic |
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact | Number of persistent absentees (10% missed) |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent | Percentage of persistent absentees (10% missed) |
| enrolments_pa_50_exact | Number of persistent absentees (50% missed) |
| enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent | Percentage of persistent absentees (50% missed) |
| school_type | School type - Filter by school type |
| sess_authorised | Number of authorised absence sessions |
| sess_authorised_appointments | Number of medical appointments sessions |
| sess_authorised_excluded | Number of excluded sessions |
| sess_authorised_ext_holiday | Number of extended authorised holiday sessions |
| sess_authorised_holiday | Number of authorised holiday sessions |
| sess_authorised_illness | Number of illness sessions |
| sess_authorised_other | Number of authorised other sessions |
| sess_authorised_pa_10_exact | Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_authorised_percent | Authorised absence rate |
| sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact | Authorised absence rate exact |
| sess_authorised_religious | Number of religious observance sessions |
| sess_authorised_study | Number of study leave sessions |
| sess_authorised_totalreasons | Number of authorised reasons sessions |
| sess_authorised_traveller | Number of traveller sessions |
| sess_overall | Number of overall absence sessions |
| sess_overall_pa_10_exact | Number of overall absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_overall_percent | Overall absence rate |
| sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact | Overall absence rate exact |
| sess_overall_totalreasons | Number of overall reasons sessions |
| sess_possible | Number of sessions possible |
| sess_possible_pa_10_exact | Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees |
| sess_unauthorised | Number of unauthorised absence sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_holiday | Number of unauthorised holiday sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_late | Number of late sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_noyet | Number of no reason yet sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_other | Number of unauthorised other sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact | Number of unauthorised absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_unauthorised_percent | Unauthorised absence rate |
| sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact | Unauthorised absence rate exact |
| sess_unauthorised_totalreasons | Number of unauthorised reasons sessions |
| sess_x_covid | Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_x_covid_rate | Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_y_exceptional | Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances |
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