Table 1C - Attendance in state-funded schools during the COVID-19 outbreak at local authority
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This file contains weekly attendance data at local authority level for state-funded education settings for each Thursday in the autumn term (from 10 September until 17 December 2020) for the spring term (13 January until 1 April 2021) and the summer term (15 April until 15 July). It also includes workforce absence statistics in the autumn term (from 10 September until 17 December 2020), the spring term (13 January until 1 April 2021) and the summer term (15 April until 15 July).
The data is shown for each local authority and is further split by the following school phases:
- state-funded secondary schools
- state-funded primary schools
- state-funded special schools
- all state-funded schools.
Data is in this file has been not been scaled to account for non-response so it is not nationally representative.
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Data set details
- Theme
- COVID-19
- Publication
- Attendance in education and early years settings during COVID-19
- Release
- Week 30 2021
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 25,030
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, Regional
- Indicators
- Attendance in fully open schools (%)
- Attendance in schools (%)
- Attendance in schools (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Indicates whether the data is based on a low response rate (50% or less)
- Indicates whether the data is based on a small number of settings (10 or less)
- Lower estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19
- Lower estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 as % of all pupils
- Lower estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19
- Lower estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 as % of all pupils
- Number of children attending fully open schools
- Number of children attending schools
- Number of children of critical workers attending
- Number of fully open schools
- Number of open schools
- Number of pupils eligible for FSM attending
- Number of pupils with a SW attending
- Number of pupils with a SW attending in fully open schools
- Number of pupils with an EHCP attending
- Number of pupils with an EHCP attending in fully open schools
- Number of schools responded
- Number of schools with one or more pupils self isolating due to COVID contact within school
- Proportion of children in attendance who are children of critical workers (%)
- Proportion of fully open schools
- Proportion of open schools
- Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 inside the setting (%)
- Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 inside the setting (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 outside the setting (%)
- Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 outside the setting (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Proportion of pupils absent with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%)
- Proportion of pupils absent with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Proportion of pupils absent with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%)
- Proportion of pupils absent with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Proportion of pupils eligible for FSM attending (%)
- Proportion of pupils not attending because school is closed (%)
- Proportion of pupils not attending because school is closed (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Proportion of pupils with a SW attending (%)
- Proportion of pupils with a SW attending in fully open schools (%)
- Proportion of pupils with an EHCP attending (%)
- Proportion of pupils with an EHCP attending in fully open schools (%)
- Proportion of schools with one or more pupils self isolating due to COVID contact within school
- Proportion of teachers and school leaders estimated attending on site in open settings
- Proportion of teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school
- Proportion of teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school
- Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due all COVID reasons
- Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19
- Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19
- Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons
- Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school
- Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school
- Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19
- Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19
- Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to all COVID reasons
- Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons
- Proportion of teaching assistants and support staff estimated attending on site in open settings
- Response rate
- Teachers and school leaders absent due to all COVID reasons (%)
- Teachers and school leaders absent for non-COVID reasons (%)
- Teachers and school leaders absent from schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%)
- Teachers and school leaders absent from schools with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%)
- Teachers and school leaders isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting (%)
- Teachers and school leaders isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting (%)
- Teaching assistants or other staff members absent due to all COVID reasons (%)
- Teaching assistants or other staff members absent for non-COVID reasons (%)
- Teaching assistants or other staff members absent from schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%)
- Teaching assistants or other staff members absent from schools with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%)
- Teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting (%)
- Teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting (%)
- Total pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 inside the setting
- Total pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 outside the setting
- Total pupils absent from open schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19
- Total pupils absent from open schools with a suspected case of COVID-19
- Total pupils not attending because school is closed
- Total pupils not attending because school is closed: adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Total teachers and school leaders absent for non-COVID reasons
- Total teachers and school leaders absent from open schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19
- Total teachers and school leaders absent from open schools with a suspected case of COVID-19
- Total teachers and school leaders estimated attending on site in open settings
- Total teachers and school leaders estimated on roll in all open responding schools
- Total teachers and school leaders estimated on roll in all responding schools
- Total teachers and school leaders estimated on roll in all responding schools closed due to COVID-19
- Total teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school
- Total teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school
- Total teachers and school leaders isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting
- Total teachers and school leaders isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting
- Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due all COVID reasons
- Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19
- Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19
- Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons
- Total teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school
- Total teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school
- Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19
- Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19
- Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to all COVID reasons
- Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons
- Total teaching assistants and support staff estimated attending on site in open settings
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members absent for non-COVID reasons
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members absent from open schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members absent from open schools with a suspected case of COVID-19
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members estimated on roll in all open responding schools
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members estimated on roll in all responding schools
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members estimated on roll in all responding schools closed due to COVID-19
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting
- Total teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting
- Upper estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19
- Upper estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 as % of all pupils
- Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19
- Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 as % of all pupils
- Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 as % of all pupils: adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19: adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance
- Filters
- Date
- Phase of education
- Time period
- 2020 Week 37 to 2021 Week 9
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | Date | la_name | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | new_la_code | old_la_code | Phase | number_schools_responded | response_rate | number_open_schools | proportion_open_schools | number_fully_open_schools | proportion_fully_open_schools | number_of_schools_with_one_or_more_pupils_self_isolating_due_to_COVID_contact_within_school | proportion_of_schools_with_one_or_more_pupils_self_isolating_due_to_COVID_contact_within_school | number_children_attending | proportion_children_attending | proportion_children_attending_excl_year_11_13_students_not_in_attendance_adjusted | number_children_attending_fully_open | proportion_children_attending_fully_open | number_pupils_with_SW_attending | proportion_pupils_with_SW_attending | number_pupils_with_SW_attending_fully_open | proportion_pupils_with_SW_attending_fully_open | number_pupils_with_EHCP_attending | proportion_pupils_with_EHCP_attending | number_pupils_with_EHCP_attending_fully_open | proportion_pupils_with_EHCP_attending_fully_open | number_pupils_eligible_for_FSM_attending | proportion_pupils_eligible_for_FSM_attending | number_children_of_critical_workers_attending_state_funded_schools | proportion_of_all_children_in_attendance_who_are_children_of_critical_workers | Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID-19 | Lower_estimate_as_%_of_all_pupils | Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID-19 | Upper_estimate_as_%_of_all_pupils | Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID_19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Upper_estimate_as_percentage_of_all_pupils_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID-19 | proportion_pupils_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID-19 | proportion_students_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID-19 | proportion_pupils_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID-19 | proportion_students_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_inside_setting | proportion_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_inside_setting | proportion_students_isolating_due_to_potential_contact_with_case_of_COVID19_inside_setting_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_setting | proportion_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_setting | proportion_students_isolating_due_to_potential_contact_with_case_of_COVID19_outside_setting_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_self_isolating | Lower_estimate_self_isolating_as_%_of_all_pupils | Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_self_isolating | Upper_estimate_self_isolating_as_%_of_all_pupils | Total_pupils_not_attending_because_school_is_closed | proportion_pupils_not_attending_because_school_is_closed | total_students_unable_to_attend_because_setting_is_closed_due_to_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | proportion_students_unable_to_attend_because_setting_is_closed_due_to_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_in_responding_schools | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_responding_open_schools | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_responding_schools_closed_due_to_covid | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_due_to_COVID_19_reasons | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_for_other_reasons | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_for_other_reasons | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_in_responding_schools | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_in_open_responding_schools | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_responding_schools_closed_due_to_covid | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_due_to_COVID_19_reasons | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_for_other_reasons | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_for_other_reasons | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_all_COVID_reasons | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_all_COVID_reasons | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_all_COVID_reasons | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_all_COVID_reasons | small_flag | low_response_flag |
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| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | All state-funded schools | 52 | 86.7 | 52 | 100 | 41 | 78.8 | - | - | 32550 | 82.5 | - | 26449 | 86.2 | 607 | 82.4 | 469 | 85.9 | 874 | 76.9 | 608 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | State-funded primary | 38 | 88.4 | 38 | 100 | 30 | 78.9 | - | - | 17520 | 80.8 | - | 14167 | 84.8 | 338 | 86.7 | 260 | 89.7 | 352 | 87.1 | 286 | 88.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | State-funded secondary | 11 | 84.6 | 11 | 100 | 9 | 81.8 | - | - | 14723 | 85.2 | - | 12101 | 88 | 219 | 76.6 | 183 | 83.6 | 251 | 83.1 | 177 | 83.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | State-funded special | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 50 | - | - | 269 | 64 | - | 143 | 97.9 | 36 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 269 | 64 | 143 | 97.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barnet | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000003 | 302 | All state-funded schools | 103 | 81.7 | 103 | 100 | 86 | 83.5 | - | - | 36283 | 81 | - | 30681 | 87.3 | 462 | 77.3 | 396 | 84.1 | 1243 | 79.2 | 1101 | 83.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| Date | Date |
| low_response_flag | Indicates whether the data is based on a low response rate (50% or less) |
| Lower_estimate_as_%_of_all_pupils | Lower estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 as % of all pupils |
| Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_self_isolating | Lower estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 |
| Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID-19 | Lower estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 |
| Lower_estimate_self_isolating_as_%_of_all_pupils | Lower estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 as % of all pupils |
| number_children_attending | Number of children attending schools |
| number_children_attending_fully_open | Number of children attending fully open schools |
| number_children_of_critical_workers_attending_state_funded_schools | Number of children of critical workers attending |
| number_fully_open_schools | Proportion of fully open schools |
| number_of_schools_with_one_or_more_pupils_self_isolating_due_to_COVID_contact_within_school | Number of schools with one or more pupils self isolating due to COVID contact within school |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_for_other_reasons | Total teachers and school leaders absent for non-COVID reasons |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | Total teachers and school leaders absent from open schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19 |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | Total teachers and school leaders absent from open schools with a suspected case of COVID-19 |
| Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | Total teachers and school leaders estimated attending on site in open settings |
| Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Total teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school |
| Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Total teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | Total teachers and school leaders isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | Total teachers and school leaders isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_in_responding_schools | Total teachers and school leaders estimated on roll in all responding schools |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_responding_open_schools | Total teachers and school leaders estimated on roll in all open responding schools |
| number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_responding_schools_closed_due_to_covid | Total teachers and school leaders estimated on roll in all responding schools closed due to COVID-19 |
| Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_all_COVID_reasons | Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due all COVID reasons |
| Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19 |
| Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19 |
| Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Total teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_for_other_reasons | Total teaching assistants or other staff members absent for non-COVID reasons |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | Total teaching assistants or other staff members absent from open schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19 |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | Total teaching assistants or other staff members absent from open schools with a suspected case of COVID-19 |
| Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | Total teaching assistants and support staff estimated attending on site in open settings |
| Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Total teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school |
| Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Total teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | Total teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | Total teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from open schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_in_open_responding_schools | Total teaching assistants or other staff members estimated on roll in all open responding schools |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_in_responding_schools | Total teaching assistants or other staff members estimated on roll in all responding schools |
| number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_responding_schools_closed_due_to_covid | Total teaching assistants or other staff members estimated on roll in all responding schools closed due to COVID-19 |
| Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19 |
| Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19 |
| Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_all_COVID_reasons | Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to all COVID reasons |
| Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Total teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons |
| number_open_schools | Number of open schools |
| number_pupils_eligible_for_FSM_attending | Number of pupils eligible for FSM attending |
| number_pupils_with_EHCP_attending | Number of pupils with an EHCP attending |
| number_pupils_with_EHCP_attending_fully_open | Number of pupils with an EHCP attending in fully open schools |
| number_pupils_with_SW_attending | Number of pupils with a SW attending |
| number_pupils_with_SW_attending_fully_open | Number of pupils with a SW attending in fully open schools |
| number_schools_responded | Number of schools responded |
| Phase | Phase of education |
| proportion_children_attending | Attendance in schools (%) |
| proportion_children_attending_excl_year_11_13_students_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Attendance in schools (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| proportion_children_attending_fully_open | Attendance in fully open schools (%) |
| proportion_fully_open_schools | Number of fully open schools |
| proportion_of_all_children_in_attendance_who_are_children_of_critical_workers | Proportion of children in attendance who are children of critical workers (%) |
| proportion_of_schools_with_one_or_more_pupils_self_isolating_due_to_COVID_contact_within_school | Proportion of schools with one or more pupils self isolating due to COVID contact within school |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_due_to_COVID_19_reasons | Teachers and school leaders absent due to all COVID reasons (%) |
| proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_for_other_reasons | Teachers and school leaders absent for non-COVID reasons (%) |
| proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | Teachers and school leaders absent from schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%) |
| proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | Teachers and school leaders absent from schools with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%) |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | Proportion of teachers and school leaders estimated attending on site in open settings |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Proportion of teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Proportion of teachers and school leaders in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school |
| proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | Teachers and school leaders isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting (%) |
| proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | Teachers and school leaders isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting (%) |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_all_COVID_reasons | Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due all COVID reasons |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19 |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19 |
| Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Proportion of teachers and school leaders who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_due_to_COVID_19_reasons | Teaching assistants or other staff members absent due to all COVID reasons (%) |
| proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_for_other_reasons | Teaching assistants or other staff members absent for non-COVID reasons (%) |
| proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | Teaching assistants or other staff members absent from schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%) |
| proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | Teaching assistants or other staff members absent from schools with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%) |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | Proportion of teaching assistants and support staff estimated attending on site in open settings |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 inside the school |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff in open schools self isolating and cannot teach remotely due to potential contact with a case of COVID19 outside the school |
| proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | Teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 inside setting (%) |
| proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | Teaching assistants or other staff members isolating from schools due to a potential contact with a case of COVID-19 outside setting (%) |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a confirmed case of COVID19 |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to a suspected case of COVID19 |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_all_COVID_reasons | Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to all COVID reasons |
| Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_other_reasons | Proportion of teaching assistants and other staff who cannot teach on site or remotely in open schools due to non COVID reasons |
| proportion_open_schools | Proportion of open schools |
| proportion_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_inside_setting | Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 inside the setting (%) |
| proportion_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_setting | Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 outside the setting (%) |
| proportion_pupils_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID-19 | Proportion of pupils absent with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%) |
| proportion_pupils_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID-19 | Proportion of pupils absent with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%) |
| proportion_pupils_eligible_for_FSM_attending | Proportion of pupils eligible for FSM attending (%) |
| proportion_pupils_not_attending_because_school_is_closed | Proportion of pupils not attending because school is closed (%) |
| proportion_pupils_with_EHCP_attending | Proportion of pupils with an EHCP attending (%) |
| proportion_pupils_with_EHCP_attending_fully_open | Proportion of pupils with an EHCP attending in fully open schools (%) |
| proportion_pupils_with_SW_attending | Proportion of pupils with a SW attending (%) |
| proportion_pupils_with_SW_attending_fully_open | Proportion of pupils with a SW attending in fully open schools (%) |
| proportion_students_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Proportion of pupils absent with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| proportion_students_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Proportion of pupils absent with a suspected case of COVID-19 (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| proportion_students_isolating_due_to_potential_contact_with_case_of_COVID19_inside_setting_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 inside the setting (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| proportion_students_isolating_due_to_potential_contact_with_case_of_COVID19_outside_setting_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Proportion of pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 outside the setting (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| proportion_students_unable_to_attend_because_setting_is_closed_due_to_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Proportion of pupils not attending because school is closed (%): adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| response_rate | Response rate |
| small_flag | Indicates whether the data is based on a small number of settings (10 or less) |
| Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_inside_setting | Total pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 inside the setting |
| Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_self_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_setting | Total pupils absent from open schools due to contact with a potential case of COVID-19 outside the setting |
| Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID-19 | Total pupils absent from open schools with a confirmed case of COVID-19 |
| Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID-19 | Total pupils absent from open schools with a suspected case of COVID-19 |
| Total_pupils_not_attending_because_school_is_closed | Total pupils not attending because school is closed |
| total_students_unable_to_attend_because_setting_is_closed_due_to_COVID19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Total pupils not attending because school is closed: adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| Upper_estimate_as_%_of_all_pupils | Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 as % of all pupils |
| Upper_estimate_as_percentage_of_all_pupils_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 as % of all pupils: adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_self_isolating | Upper estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 |
| Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID_19_excl_year_11_13_students_who_are_not_in_attendance_adjusted | Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19: adjusted to exclude y11-13 not in attendance |
| Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID-19 | Upper estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 |
| Upper_estimate_self_isolating_as_%_of_all_pupils | Upper estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 as % of all pupils |
Footnotes
- All proportions are rounded to 1 decimal place. Where open rates are rounded to 100.0%, a small number of settings may have reported that they were closed.
- COVID-19 related reasons include a confirmed or suspected case of coronavirus and self-isolation due to potential contact with a case of coronavirus. Staff that are shielding would not be included in these figures.
- Pupils with a social worker are considered ‘children in need’. Our analysis after adjusting for non-response suggests that schools may be under-reporting the number of children with a social worker when compared to the most recently published children in need statistics. Therefore these estimates only account for pupils with a social worker that are identified by schools.
- Absence rates for teaching assistants and other staff are likely to be less robust as more work part-time. There are likely to be inconsistencies in how schools treat part time staff in their reported data, for example some may update their on roll numbers daily to account for part-time staff ‘expected’ to be on-site and others may not.
- Data is based on responding schools only. Unlike national level data, no adjustments are made for non-response. Response rates vary by local authority and different schools within a region may respond on different days. Care should be taken when comparing regions and when interpreting trends over time because differences could be due to response bias or different schools being included in the data.
- A small proportion of schools (less than 1%) were known to be on half term between 24 and 28 May and have been excluded from our estimates.
- On-site testing for staff was available from 4 January to 5 March 2021. All staff are now encouraged to take two rapid COVID-19 tests each week at home. For staff classified as clinically extremely vulnerable, on-site attendance at work is not mandatory. Rates of confirmed cases and self-isolation among workforce may be impacted by levels of testing.
- Off-site provision for pupils in year 11 and 13 impacts attendance estimates during the summer term. Prior to June 7 commentary was more focused on COVID-19 related absence to give the clearest picture of the impact of the pandemic on pupil attendance. From June 7 attendance is adjusted to exclude year 11-13 pupils identified as not in attendance because they are off-site for approved purposes.
- Workforce absences are not known in closed schools. This means these figures are likely to be under-estimates of the numbers of workforce with confirmed or suspected cases and self-isolating, particularly when the proportion of schools closed for COVID-19 related reasons is higher.
- The purpose of this data collection is primarily to understand attendance and teacher availability. This data is reported directly by schools via DfE's daily education settings survey. It is not the primary source of data on infection, incidence and COVID-19 cases overall.
- The majority of state-funded schools in Leicester and Leicestershire closed for the end of summer term on 9th July 2021, data will be missing or representative of the low number of schools responding (around 1%) for 15th July 2021 data (week 28).
- Secondary schools and colleges were given flexibility to phase the return of pupils between 8 and 12 March 2021 to manage testing and the return of pupils. This impacted attendance rates during the week commencing 8 March 2021.
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