Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates for pupils identified as young carers

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Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils declared as young carers

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
12
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
  • Number of excluded sessions
  • Number of illness sessions
  • Number of late sessions
  • Number of medical appointments sessions
  • Number of no reason yet sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of overall reasons sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
  • Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Number of study leave sessions
  • Number of traveller sessions
  • Number of unauthorised absence sessions
  • Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Number of unauthorised other sessions
  • Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees
  • Rate of authorised holiday sessions
  • Rate of authorised other sessions
  • Rate of authorised reasons sessions
  • Rate of excluded sessions
  • Rate of illness sessions
  • Rate of late sessions
  • Rate of medical appointments sessions
  • Rate of no reason yet sessions
  • Rate of overall reasons sessions
  • Rate of religious observance sessions
  • Rate of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
  • Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Rate of study leave sessions
  • Rate of traveller sessions
  • Rate of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Rate of unauthorised other sessions
  • Rate of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Unauthorised absence rate
Filters
  • School type
  • Young Carer
Time period
2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifierabsence_termstime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameschool_typeYoungCarerenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_auth_illness_ratesess_auth_appointments_ratesess_auth_religious_ratesess_auth_study_ratesess_auth_traveller_ratesess_auth_holiday_ratesess_auth_excluded_ratesess_auth_other_ratesess_auth_totalreasons_ratesess_unauth_holiday_ratesess_unauth_late_ratesess_unauth_other_ratesess_unauth_noyet_ratesess_unauth_totalreasons_ratesess_overall_totalreasons_ratesess_x_covid_ratesess_y_exceptional_rate
Academic yearSix half terms202223NationalE92000001EnglandSpecialNot declared1323044536916759030894474908142818113.011249.863323.147915067738.30345251098443378839470795729611578146900312169684438945153939802351140116409731415263585420869438535.5345605089024446933310.9561295229423101376310.0869974094961893393360.0175383427251375366880.0065264588172844346020.3478441647385767519160.1520922788818229790282.6823679614836216851859.7840566479873875577210.3393031218757002966350.1768491804136496488902.5129753870067748874470.0903102320569385812173.11943792135306341419012.9034945693404509719120.0000132248405612.080384239807620
Academic yearSix half terms202223NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primaryNot declared394222913796018508119613358495432227007015.885484.240021.6454563726716.165144637068331405911521546241020163192061830456246166615707870286869541799560111858055509222222324179301943549196290203.3611641648639424483230.2276447367767736756800.1102887764321278635570.0001746880812025585490.0146151587140884161610.0667307020500153721880.0220760794137815921310.3346371998558859572414.1373315061878178838330.6296710895248509560920.1304405325348034289740.8107995071186661571960.0399334054241808968291.6108445346025014390925.7481760407903193229260.0000397940898671.422803252982010
Academic yearSix half terms202223NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded secondaryNot declared328391210841879769727081460936749363340658.971775.62053.3512786671126.3926444391648378390511015891182957539053139222930989699762960756544398356620224402920435210870313629738997053933154358820994.0944604609782169360630.3490082055660060188670.1016049821972938021220.1091099538259406042330.0049719237985719922790.0289545730951733041540.2703395596410857078160.6454258075999913136835.6038754667022796792200.3674239235429410443850.1865396079618577138692.6936613065703285386730.1002622261141918437953.3478870641893191407248.9517625308915988199440.0000142041789253.309582820903743
Academic yearSix half terms202223NationalE92000001EnglandTotalNot declared73584452509158993184370036123907089604629477.347884.938192.40969155465521.1274993273315735828426626051193324258497139235433045541283125812227419112824459390223541530273167892659935893182210084709564549723.7173138593533518662920.2932569845325859747140.1061154357865755221190.0475587239919475282130.0103021371192957320890.0554908638266590705430.1316996654743273177660.5113768412363018400404.8731145113210448517790.5111058739512885064910.1555196386871607063601.6551471276176718547220.0669119017441235538312.3886845420002446214057.2617990533212894731850.0000282564796402.249955947689919
Academic yearSix half terms202223NationalE92000001EnglandSpecialYoung Carer230775981484010213462719.124213.161425.9627812755.2173950597331748233733634209952140228402566445914411011636.5194979252042578416960.9446119745354261707770.0219077811283795974120.0618572643624835691640.0025773860151034820480.4342895435449367251730.4330008505373849841494.40733008582695430294512.8250728111549266733670.1804170210572437433950.2938220057217969535295.1869893553957576226190.0850537384984149076005.74628212067321322714518.5713549318281399005120.0000000000000001.498749967782674

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 46 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees
school_typeSchool type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
sess_auth_appointmentsNumber of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_appointments_rateRate of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_excludedNumber of excluded sessions
sess_auth_excluded_rateRate of excluded sessions
sess_auth_holidayNumber of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holiday_rateRate of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_illnessNumber of illness sessions
sess_auth_illness_rateRate of illness sessions
sess_auth_otherNumber of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_other_rateRate of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_religiousNumber of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_religious_rateRate of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_studyNumber of study leave sessions
sess_auth_study_rateRate of study leave sessions
sess_auth_totalreasonsNumber of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_totalreasons_rateRate of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_travellerNumber of traveller sessions
sess_auth_traveller_rateRate of traveller sessions
sess_authorisedNumber of authorised absence sessions
sess_authorised_percentAuthorised absence rate
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate
sess_overall_totalreasonsNumber of overall reasons sessions
sess_overall_totalreasons_rateRate of overall reasons sessions
sess_possibleNumber of sessions possible
sess_unauth_holidayNumber of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_holiday_rateRate of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_lateNumber of late sessions
sess_unauth_late_rateRate of late sessions
sess_unauth_noyetNumber of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_noyet_rateRate of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_otherNumber of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_other_rateRate of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasonsNumber of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasons_rateRate of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauthorisedNumber of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_percentUnauthorised absence rate
sess_x_covidNumber of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_x_covid_rateRate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_y_exceptionalNumber of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
sess_y_exceptional_rateRate of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
YoungCarerYoung Carer - Filter by characteristic

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.
  2. Data on absence rates for young carers is available for the first time from 2022/23.As this is a new data collection, we expect the quality of the data returns to improve over time as the collection becomes established. All schools (except nursery) must send this information as part of the Spring school census but the recording and handling of the information is at the school’s discretion. 79% of schools recorded no young carers in 2023.
  3. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.

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