Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence - autumn term

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Published 7 August 2025

Last updated 7 August 2025

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2024/25
• Number of rows: 10,607
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2006/07 Autumn term to 2024/25 Autumn 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	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	education_phase	num_schools	enrolments	enrol_overall	enrol_authorised	enrol_unauthorised	enrol_auth_illness	enrol_auth_appointments	enrol_auth_religious	enrol_auth_study	enrol_auth_traveller	enrol_auth_holiday	enrol_auth_ext_holiday	enrol_auth_excluded	enrol_auth_interview	enrol_auth_reg_performance	enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Total	21205	7218088	5696679	5280922	2216653	4686657	1507043	20831	5113	3543	z	z	163219	52875	9829	80264	760014	546689	637698	1451344	121631	z	1321209
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	16701	3792736	2931811	2700555	1065109	2399800	698894	12144	1176	2650	z	z	21515	28814	4083	20994	355790	364316	312554	559785	55298	z	261843
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded secondary	3414	3282144	2638052	2458449	1102375	2185582	748756	8448	3919	809	z	z	137125	23578	5470	51517	369637	173729	310428	858178	62526	z	1020711
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Special	1090	143208	126816	121918	49169	101275	59393	239	18	84	z	z	4579	483	276	7753	34587	8644	14716	33381	3807	z	38655
202425	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Total	1097	331707	261469	238074	110687	212215	65962	272	23	216	z	z	9826	756	519	3519	30210	33925	25548	72932	5170	z	28744

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 24 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type
enrol_auth_appointments	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
enrol_auth_excluded	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
enrol_auth_ext_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
enrol_auth_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
2. 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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