Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 11 September and 15 December 2023 by sex - Autumn term

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Published 8 August 2024

Last updated 8 August 2024

Autumn term local authority, regional and national attendance between 11 September and 15 December 2023, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by sex. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 29 2024
• Number of rows: 1,280
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • School Type
  • Sex
• Time period: 2023/24 Autumn term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	school_type	sex	num_schools	present_sessions	approved_educational_activity	overall_attendance	overall_absence	authorised_absence	unauthorised_absence	late_sessions	possible_sessions	reason_present_am	reason_present_pm	reason_present	reason_l_present_late_before_registers_closed	reason_i_authorised_illness	reason_m_authorised_medical_dental	reason_r_authorised_religious_observance	reason_s_authorised_study_leave	reason_t_authorised_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	attendance_perc	overall_absence_perc	authorised_absence_perc	unauthorised_absence_perc	illness_perc	appointments_perc	unauth_hol_perc	unauth_oth_perc	unauth_late_registers_closed_perc	unauth_not_yet_perc	auth_religious_perc	auth_study_perc	auth_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000005	Rochdale	354	Primary	Male	69.8	1151625	5134	1156759	71262	46582	24680	18585	1228021	560785	575406	1136191	15434	39217	2841	24	3	59	299	1021	3118	757	200	3	315	4059	0	9000	3151	12234	295	94.19700477434833	5.802995225651678	3.793257607158184	2.009737618493495	3.193512163065616	0.23134783525688893	0.7328864897261529	0.9962370350344172	0.2565917032363453	0.024022390496579456	0.001954364	2.442954965753843E-4	0.004804478	0.024348117825346637	0.083141901	0.2539044527740161	19.32738644519635	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000007	Camden	202	Secondary	Female	8.876923076923077	462714	6905	469619	37083	25348	11735	21255	506702	214628	227407	442035	20679	19045	2371	44	0	0	154	712	3022	3776	3478	460	428	2241	0	647	576	8233	2279	92.68149721137868	7.318502789	5.002545875	2.315956914	3.7586194646952253	0.46792789450209393	0.1276884638308118	1.624820900647718	0.11367628310131005	0.44977126595119027	0.008683605	0	0	0.030392617356947475	0.1405165166113416	0.5964057769655537	20.195517405817835	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E06000043	Brighton and Hove	846	Special	Male	3	32869	276	33145	4951	4347	604	430	38096	16111	16399	32510	359	2071	333	0	0	0	234	4	1705	166	178	0	13	97	0	20	71	513	0	87.00388492230155	12.996115077698445	11.410646787064259	1.585468290634187	5.436266274674507	0.874107518	0.05249895	1.3465980680386391	0.1863712725745485	0	0	0	0	0.614237715	0.010499790004199917	4.475535489290214	41.390728476821195	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000013	Hammersmith and Fulham	205	Special	Male	3	38749	582	39331	5648	4165	1483	644	44979	18921	19228	38149	600	2424	367	0	0	0	118	16	1240	449	2	7	0	126	0	62	44	1138	239	87.44302896907445	12.556971030925542	9.259876831410214	3.2970941995153296	5.3891816180884415	0.8159363258409481	0.13784210409302117	2.5300695880299697	0.097823429	0.5313590786811623	0	0	0	0.2623446497254274	0.035572156	2.7568420818604236	37.29281767955801	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	E10000003	Cambridgeshire	873	Primary	Unknown	5.6923076923076925	807	2	809	66	54	12	11	875	404	393	797	10	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	8	3	92.45714285714286	7.542857142857143	6.171428571428572	1.3714285714285714	1.8285714285714287	0	0	0.9142857142857144	0.1142857142857143	0.34285714285714286	0	0	0	0	0	4.3428571428571425	23.52941176470588	202324

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 variables

Variable name	Variable description
appointments_perc	Authorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activity	Sessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_perc	Attendance rate
auth_excluded_perc	Authorised exclusions absence rate
auth_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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