Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 02 January and 31 March 2024 by FSM - Spring term

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Published 18 April 2024

Last updated 18 April 2024

Autumn term local authority, regional and national attendance between 2 January and 31 March 2024, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility. 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 13 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Free school meal eligibility
  • School Type
• Time period: 2023/24 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	school_type	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_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	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000002	Bury	351	Secondary	FSM eligible	11.775862068965518	250287	3703	253990	45323	20651	24672	16780	299313	112782	123646	236428	13859	14007	1038	5	18	68	44	2200	3271	2159	3786	43	120	1139	242	748	2921	20724	279	84.85765736870768	15.142342631292326	6.8994664448253165	8.24287618646701	4.679716550901564	0.34679415862324725	0.24990561719671378	6.923855629391307	0.9759014810582901	0.0932134588206994	0.0016704920935609214	0.006013771536819316	0.02271869247242853	0.014700330423336107	0.7350165211668054	1.0928359276075545	42.72695408342096	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E06000057	Northumberland	929	Secondary	FSM eligible	27.689655172413794	391100	7334	398434	74206	40360	33846	22297	472640	179464	190353	369817	21283	20796	2331	8	0	105	63	5866	11189	4959	2021	22	321	1836	196	1014	1014	31266	552	84.29967840216655	15.700321597833447	8.539268788083954	7.161052809749492	4.399966147596479	0.4931872037914692	0.21453960731211918	6.615182802979011	0.21453960731211918	0.11679079214624238	0.0016926201760324984	0.0	0.02221563981042654	0.013329383886255923	1.2411137440758293	2.367340893703453	43.47826086956522	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E10000032	West Sussex	938	Special	Unknown	8.775862068965518	37157	1206	38363	4093	3939	154	122	42456	18857	18187	37044	113	2297	393	2	0	0	202	91	944	935	126	5	19	162	85	14	9	120	11	90.35943094026757	9.640569059732428	9.277840587902771	0.36272847182965895	5.410307141511211	0.9256642170717919	0.03297531562087808	0.2826455624646693	0.0211984171848502	0.02590917655926135	0.004710759374411155	0.0	0.0	0.47578669681552666	0.21433955153570752	2.223478424722065	30.136986301369863	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E10000011	East Sussex	845	Secondary	FSM Not eligible	24.67241379310345	1834644	31930	1866574	163710	109645	54065	60662	2030284	874517	902149	1776666	57978	85523	7175	130	33	59	293	4727	11705	13063	5885	695	2344	9650	6178	3977	2684	45165	2239	91.9365960624228	8.063403937577206	5.400475992521243	2.6629279450559626	4.212366348747269	0.35339883484281015	0.19588392559858622	2.2245656272718497	0.1321982540373662	0.11028013814816054	0.006403045091228617	0.0016253883693118794	0.0029059973875576028	0.01443147855176911	0.2328245703556744	0.5765203291756227	23.347018150388937	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000001	Bolton	350	Primary	FSM Not eligible	91.46551724137932	1639065	7721	1646786	78398	59621	18777	17722	1725184	807145	815810	1622955	16110	51343	3787	85	0	148	752	148	3358	1482	386	61	825	5353	0	10097	1612	6274	794	95.45567313399614	4.544326866003858	3.455921223475293	1.088405642528565	2.976088347677697	0.21951281718355836	0.5852709044368601	0.3636713533165158	0.09343930850274522	0.04602407627244398	0.004927010684077757	0.0	0.008578795073453035	0.0435895533461938	0.008578795073453035	0.19464590443686006	12.788298130614226	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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