Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence in state-funded alternative provision - school level

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Published 26 March 2026

Last updated 26 March 2026

School level absence information for full academic years for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 3,793
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Overall absence rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Percentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
• Time period: 2013/14 to 2024/25

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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	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	education_phase	school_name	trust_name	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	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_auth_illness	sess_auth_appointments	sess_auth_religious	sess_auth_study	sess_auth_traveller	sess_auth_holiday	sess_auth_ext_holiday	sess_auth_excluded	sess_auth_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	sess_auth_other	sess_auth_totalreasons	sess_unauth_holiday	sess_unauth_late	sess_unauth_other	sess_unauth_noyet	sess_unauth_totalreasons	sess_overall_totalreasons	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional	sess_q_la_arrangements	sess_x_covid_rate
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	839	E06000058	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	State funded alternative provision	The Quay School	SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST	1100	8391100	139498	AP converter academy	01/04/2013	All through	126	28673	10929	6821	4108	38.116	23.78893	14.32707	114	90.47619	42	33.33333	3542	237	0	42	0	z	z	42	36	1	2684	237	6821	81	196	3823	8	4108	10929	z	301	154	z
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	880	E06000027	Torbay	State funded alternative provision	The Lodestar Academy	THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST	1100	8801100	144031	AP sponsor led academy	01/04/2017		65	15630	5842	2240	3602	37.37684	14.33141	23.04543	60	92.30769	20	30.76923	688	83	0	31	0	z	z	415	0	0	359	664	2240	54	46	3501	1	3602	5842	z	636	0	z
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	908	E06000052	Cornwall	State funded alternative provision	Penwith Alternative Provision Academy	WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST	1102	9081102	139760	AP converter academy	01/06/2013	All through	67	17934	6688	4583	2105	37.29229	25.55481	11.73748	59	88.0597	18	26.86567	1598	198	0	62	0	z	z	383	9	8	2187	138	4583	126	103	1862	14	2105	6688	z	240	1	z
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	933	E06000066	Somerset	State funded alternative provision	Tor School		1109	9331109	134694			All through	67	11985	5847	4693	1154	48.78598	39.15728	9.6287	59	88.0597	32	47.76119	681	118	0	0	0	z	z	204	29	1	3497	163	4693	105	219	829	1	1154	5847	z	28	4	z
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	933	E06000066	Somerset	State funded alternative provision	South Somerset Partnership School		1112	9331112	134697			All through	86	19966	10033	6520	3513	50.25043	32.65551	17.59491	80	93.02326	46	53.48837	467	83	1	266	8	z	z	249	29	2	4918	497	6520	119	74	3320	0	3513	10033	z	272	36	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 35 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)

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Footnotes

1. Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 and 2021/22 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.

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