Absence by characteristics (FSM) and local authority district
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Absence information by local authority district. Includes FSM eligible and FSM6 eligible breakdowns.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 49,846
- Geographic levels
- Local authority district
- Indicators
- Authorised absence rate
- Authorised absence rate for persistent absentees
- Number of authorised absence sessions
- Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
- 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 interview sessions
- Number of late sessions
- Number of medical appointments sessions
- Number of no reason yet sessions
- Number of overall absence sessions
- Number of overall absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of overall reasons sessions
- Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of regulated performance sessions
- Number of religious observance sessions
- Number of sessions possible
- Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees
- Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
- Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Number of sessions unable to attend because of access arrangements
- Number of study leave sessions
- Number of temporary reduced timetable sessions
- Number of traveller sessions
- Number of unauthorised absence sessions
- Number of unauthorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
- Number of unauthorised other sessions
- Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
- Overall absence rate
- Overall absence rate for persistent absentees
- Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
- Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Unauthorised absence rate
- Unauthorised absence rate for persistent absentees
- Filters
- Characteristics group
- School type
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2024/25
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | lad_code | lad_name | education_phase | breakdown_topic | breakdown | 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 | sess_possible_pa_10_exact | sess_overall_pa_10_exact | sess_authorised_pa_10_exact | sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact | sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_auth_illness | sess_auth_appointments | sess_auth_religious | sess_auth_study | sess_auth_traveller | sess_auth_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_x_covid_rate | sess_q_la_arrangements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Academic year | Local authority district | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | 201 | E09000001 | City of London | E09000001 | City of London | Total | Total | Total | 184 | 67648 | 2762 | 2180 | 582 | 4.082899716 | 3.22256386 | 0.860335856 | 11 | 5.97826087 | 4024 | 537 | 373 | 164 | 13.34493042 | 9.269383698 | 4.07554672 | 1625 | 176 | 176 | 0 | 0 | z | 30 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 2180 | 236 | 66 | 266 | 14 | 582 | 2762 | z | 0 | z | 0 |
| 202425 | Academic year | Local authority district | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | 201 | E09000001 | City of London | E09000001 | City of London | Total | FSM ever 6 | FSM unclassified in last 6 years | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | 0 | z | 0 |
| 202425 | Academic year | Local authority district | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | 201 | E09000001 | City of London | E09000001 | City of London | Total | FSM ever 6 | FSM not eligible in last 6 years | 135 | 49924 | 1974 | 1544 | 430 | 3.954010095 | 3.092700905 | 0.86130919 | 9 | 6.666666667 | 3264 | 460 | 303 | 157 | 14.09313725 | 9.283088235 | 4.81004902 | 1147 | 135 | 112 | 0 | 0 | z | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 1544 | 210 | 26 | 183 | 11 | 430 | 1974 | z | 0 | z | 0 |
| 202425 | Academic year | Local authority district | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | 201 | E09000001 | City of London | E09000001 | City of London | Total | FSM ever 6 | FSM eligible in last 6 years | 48 | 17704 | 788 | 636 | 152 | 4.450971532 | 3.592408495 | 0.858563037 | 2 | 4.166666667 | 760 | 77 | 70 | 7 | 10.13157895 | 9.210526316 | 0.921052632 | 478 | 41 | 64 | 0 | 0 | z | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 636 | 26 | 40 | 83 | 3 | 152 | 788 | z | 0 | z | 0 |
| 202425 | Academic year | Local authority district | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | 201 | E09000001 | City of London | E09000001 | City of London | Total | FSM | FSM unclassified | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | 0 | z | 0 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown_topic | Characteristics group |
| education_phase | School type - Filter by school type |
| 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) |
| sess_auth_appointments | Number of medical appointments sessions |
| sess_auth_excluded | Number of excluded sessions |
| sess_auth_holiday | Number of authorised holiday sessions |
| sess_auth_illness | Number of illness sessions |
| sess_auth_interview | Number of interview sessions |
| sess_auth_other | Number of authorised other sessions |
| sess_auth_reg_performance | Number of regulated performance sessions |
| sess_auth_religious | Number of religious observance sessions |
| sess_auth_study | Number of study leave sessions |
| sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable | Number of temporary reduced timetable sessions |
| sess_auth_totalreasons | Number of authorised reasons sessions |
| sess_auth_traveller | Number of traveller sessions |
| sess_authorised | Number of authorised absence sessions |
| sess_authorised_pa_10_exact | Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_authorised_percent | Authorised absence rate |
| sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact | Authorised absence rate for persistent absentees |
| sess_overall | Number of overall absence sessions |
| sess_overall_pa_10_exact | Number of overall absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_overall_percent | Overall absence rate |
| sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact | Overall absence rate for persistent absentees |
| sess_overall_totalreasons | Number of overall reasons sessions |
| sess_possible | Number of sessions possible |
| sess_possible_pa_10_exact | Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees |
| sess_q_la_arrangements | Number of sessions unable to attend because of access arrangements |
| sess_unauth_holiday | Number of unauthorised holiday sessions |
| sess_unauth_late | Number of late sessions |
| sess_unauth_noyet | Number of no reason yet sessions |
| sess_unauth_other | Number of unauthorised other sessions |
| sess_unauth_totalreasons | Number of unauthorised reasons sessions |
| sess_unauthorised | Number of unauthorised absence sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact | Number of unauthorised absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_unauthorised_percent | Unauthorised absence rate |
| sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact | Unauthorised absence rate for persistent absentees |
| sess_x_covid | Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_x_covid_rate | Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_y_exceptional | Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools.
- 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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