Pupil attendance since week commencing 08 September 2025 by FSM - Academic year 2025 - 2026
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Full 2025/26 academic year local authority, regional and national attendance since 08 September 2025, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil attendance in schools
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,833
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Afternoon sessions
- Attendance rate
- Authorised absence rate
- Filters
- Education Phase
- Free school meal eligibility
- Time period
- 2025/26
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | new_la_code | la_name | old_la_code | education_phase | free_school_meals_indicator | 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 |
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| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000018 | Hounslow | 313 | Special | FSM eligible | 4.97883597883598 | 119944 | 926 | 120870 | 15525 | 10515 | 5010 | 3247 | 136395 | 57472 | 60018 | 117490 | 2454 | 6878 | 1443 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 1528 | 4 | 10 | 277 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 535 | 0 | 338 | 499 | 793 | 3643 | 75 | 88.61761794787199 | 11.38238205212801 | 7.709226877818103 | 3.673155174309909 | 5.042706844092526 | 1.057956669965908 | 0.3658491880200887 | 2.670919021958283 | 0.5813996114227061 | 0.05498735290883097 | 0.16496205872649292 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.10997470581766194 | 0.002932658821804318 | 0.007331647054510796 | 0.20308662340994904 | 1.1202756699292498 | 37.531486146095716 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000033 | Calderdale | 381 | Special | FSM eligible | 3.88888888888889 | 76607 | 1209 | 77816 | 10811 | 9336 | 1475 | 441 | 88627 | 38667 | 37718 | 76385 | 222 | 6270 | 664 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2272 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 651 | 0 | 73 | 480 | 5 | 0 | 388 | 219 | 857 | 11 | 87.80168571654237 | 12.198314283457638 | 10.534035903280039 | 1.6642783801775984 | 7.074593521161724 | 0.7492073521613052 | 0.4377898383111241 | 0.9669739469913232 | 0.24710302729416544 | 0.012411567580985477 | 0.08123935143917768 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.03159308111523577 | 0.002256648651088269 | 0.0 | 0.03159308111523577 | 2.5635528676362735 | 36.95652173913043 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | E10000018 | Leicestershire | 855 | Special | FSM eligible | 8.95530726256983 | 195395 | 3536 | 198931 | 29211 | 22039 | 7172 | 2171 | 228142 | 96364 | 97152 | 193516 | 1879 | 13311 | 2946 | 26 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 618 | 2821 | 49 | 9 | 2210 | 1868 | 0 | 41 | 1437 | 36 | 154 | 995 | 292 | 5842 | 43 | 87.19613223343356 | 12.803867766566437 | 9.660211622585933 | 3.1436561439805035 | 5.83452411217575 | 1.2913010318135196 | 0.4361318827747631 | 2.560685888613232 | 0.12799046208063397 | 0.018847910511874184 | 0.011396411007179738 | 0.01709461651076961 | 0.004383235002761438 | 0.27088392317065685 | 0.021477851513531047 | 0.003944911502485294 | 0.9686949356102778 | 1.2365105942790018 | 36.61971830985916 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | E10000024 | Nottinghamshire | 891 | Special | FSM eligible | 12.8730158730159 | 192949 | 2611 | 195560 | 28758 | 20517 | 8241 | 1850 | 224318 | 96057 | 95906 | 191963 | 986 | 9436 | 2913 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 2843 | 12 | 17 | 4919 | 1109 | 0 | 149 | 1193 | 110 | 50 | 1529 | 864 | 5234 | 614 | 87.179807237939 | 12.820192762061003 | 9.146390392211059 | 3.6738023698499456 | 4.206528232241729 | 1.2986028762738613 | 0.6816216264410346 | 2.3332946977059352 | 0.38516748544477036 | 0.27371856025820485 | 0.005349548408955144 | 0.003120569905223834 | 0.0 | 0.1595948608671618 | 0.005349548408955144 | 0.0075785269126864546 | 2.1928690519708627 | 1.267397177221623 | 35.91455273698264 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000009 | South West | E06000030 | Swindon | 866 | Primary | FSM eligible | 64.7037037037037 | 1066948 | 14805 | 1081753 | 94138 | 62870 | 31268 | 24691 | 1175891 | 514561 | 533366 | 1047927 | 19021 | 44174 | 4467 | 439 | 3 | 173 | 0 | 595 | 8146 | 2 | 92 | 4779 | 4123 | 0 | 758 | 9562 | 0 | 362 | 3448 | 5670 | 21421 | 729 | 91.99432600470622 | 8.005673995293781 | 5.346583994604942 | 2.659090000688839 | 3.7566407090453113 | 0.3798821489406756 | 0.2932244570287552 | 1.8216824518599086 | 0.48218754969635796 | 0.06199554210381744 | 0.03733339229571449 | 2.5512568767003065E-4 | 0.014712247988971767 | 0.05059992805455608 | 1.7008379178002042E-4 | 0.00782385442188094 | 0.4064152204583589 | 0.6927512839200232 | 26.754503898897553 | 202526 |
Variables in this data set
| 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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