Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 05 January and 02 April 2026 by sex - Spring term

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Published 16 April 2026

Last updated 16 April 2026

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 05 January and 02 April 2026, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by sex.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 13 2026
• Number of rows: 1,811
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
  • Sex
• Time period: 2025/26 Spring 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	education_phase	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_mobile_child	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_c1_authorised_regulated_performance	reason_j1_authorised_interview	reason_c2_authorised_temp_reduced_timetable	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_k_aea_education_arranged_by_la	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_mob_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_performance_perc	auth_interview_perc	auth_part_time_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E08000037	Gateshead	390	Secondary	Male	9.527272727	466758	5183	471941	43155	23238	19917	14743	515096	222331	230907	453238	13520	14728	1455	748	0	0	0	3019	1245	10	41	1992	1582	3	642	924	176	1856	840	1223	17817	37	91.62195008	8.378049916908694	4.511392051190458	3.866657865718235	2.859272834578409	0.28247161694130807	0.16307639740941493	3.458966872194698	0.23743146908537438	0.007183127	0.1452156491217171	0	0	0.5861043378321711	0.001941386	0.007959681	0.38672402814232687	0.2417025175889543	21.27526568035007	202526
202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000033	Calderdale	381	Secondary	Male	12.23728814	615746	7311	623057	52419	32092	20327	34942	675476	282094	300059	582153	33593	23674	1507	481	0	0	0	2161	2827	40	130	1272	2781	0	546	2934	203	847	1942	1349	16545	491	92.23969467457023	7.760305325429771	4.7510200214367355	3.009285303993036	3.504787734871409	0.22310193108267354	0.2875009622843743	2.449383841912962	0.19971101860021676	0.072689481	0.071209044	0	0	0.3199225435100581	0.00592175	0.019245687485565734	0.18831164985876628	0.4185196809361102	21.57935887412041	202526
202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E06000063	Cumberland	942	Special	Male	2.830508475	31477	566	32043	3420	2556	864	272	35463	15601	15614	31215	262	1742	349	4	0	0	0	0	67	0	0	394	287	0	35	207	37	0	190	10	643	21	90.35614584214532	9.643854157854665	7.2075120548176965	2.436342103036968	4.912161971632405	0.9841242985647012	0.5357696754363703	1.8131573752925585	0.028198403970335278	0.059216648337704084	0.011279362	0	0	0	0	0	1.1110171164312101	0.18892930660124638	23.008849557522122	202526
202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000006	Bromley	305	Primary	Male	68.62711864	1154906	10790	1165696	55943	43349	12594	17625	1221639	563825	575329	1139154	15752	31418	4016	1213	2	256	0	499	3659	98	438	1750	994	0	1297	7645	1	853	3068	1873	7196	457	95.42066027689032	4.579339723109691	3.548429609729224	1.0309101133804668	2.5717908481965623	0.32873868630585634	0.25113802031533045	0.5890447177930633	0.15331861540111277	0.03740876	0.099292835	1.6371448521207985E-4	0.020955454	0.040846764	0.00802201	0.035853472	0.14325017456056985	0.29951565069550007	12.245253440167218	202526
202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000011	Knowsley	340	Primary	Male	47.86440678	572757	2592	575349	42567	22164	20403	15274	617916	272867	285974	558841	13916	17306	1601	143	0	30	0	493	1632	2	2	955	869	0	207	1320	0	196	2750	1358	15066	1229	93.11119958052551	6.888800419474491	3.5868953061581186	3.3019051133163733	2.8007043028502254	0.25909670570109855	0.4450443102298694	2.4381954828811683	0.21977097210624097	0.19889434809909437	0.023142304	0	0.004855029	0.079784307	3.2366858925808687E-4	3.2366858925808687E-4	0.15455175137073648	0.2641135688345989	22.095509622238062	202526

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 54 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_interview_perc	Authorised interview rate

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