Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 12 September and 16 December 2022 by FSM- Autumn term

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Published 27 July 2023

Last updated 27 July 2023

Autumn term local authority, regional and national attendance between 12 September and 16 December  2022, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 28 2023
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Free school meal eligibility
  • School Type
• Time period: 2022/23 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	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	school_type	disadvantage_code	present_sessions	approved_educational_activity	overall_attendance	overall_absence	authorised_absence	unauthorised_absence	late_sessions	possible_sessions	reason_present_am	reason_present_pm	reason_present	reason_l_present_late_before_registers_closed	reason_i_authorised_illness	reason_m_authorised_medical_dental	reason_r_authorised_religious_observance	reason_s_authorised_study_leave	reason_t_authorised_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	reason_x_not_attending_covid_non_compulsory	attendance_perc	overall_absence_perc	authorised_absence_perc	unauthorised_absence_perc	illness_perc	appointments_perc	unauth_hol_perc	unauth_oth_perc	unauth_late_registers_closed_perc	unauth_not_yet_perc	auth_religious_perc	auth_study_perc	auth_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	covid_non_compulsory_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202223	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000034	Kirklees	382	Secondary	FSM Not eligible	2208478	19372	2227850	153624	114113	39511	41070	2381474	1078070	1089966	2168036	40442	98367	5432	51	1	4	495	2896	6867	5842	7161	46	1524	10533	1427	8321	628	28325	2237	0	93.54920524	6.45079476	4.791696235	1.659098525	4.130509088	0.228094029	0.349405452	1.189389429	0.026370223	0.093933421	0.002141531	4.20E-05	0.000167963	0.020785446	0.121605359	0.288350828	0	u	202223
202223	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000019	Islington	206	Primary	FSM eligible	411383	5806	417189	38756	26209	12547	13024	455945	194145	205250	399395	11988	22538	1353	11	0	18	139	184	1456	1807	817	345	120	3534	0	1613	1036	8835	1063	510	91.49985196	8.500148044	5.748281043	2.751867002	4.943140072	0.296746318	0.35377074	1.937733718	0.227220388	0.233142155	0.002412572	0	0.003947845	0.030486133	0.040355745	0.319336762	0.111855597	u	202223
202223	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000026	Redbridge	317	Secondary	FSM eligible	181739	1911	183650	20315	13080	7235	6733	203965	85328	90110	175438	6301	9990	619	12	0	0	6	397	2056	1051	2149	39	68	687	66	614	432	5724	465	0	90.03995784	9.960042164	6.412864952	3.547177212	4.897899149	0.303483441	0.30103204	2.806363837	0.211801044	0.227980291	0.005883362	0	0	0.002941681	0.194641237	1.008016081	0	u	202223
202223	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000033	Westminster	213	Primary	FSM eligible	127670	891	128561	11536	8903	2633	3494	140097	60750	63779	124529	3141	7585	479	4	0	2	72	9	752	41	216	42	91	717	0	432	353	1751	97	0	91.76570519	8.23429481	6.354882688	1.879412122	5.414105941	0.341905965	0.308357781	1.249848319	0.251968279	0.069237742	0.002855165	0	0.001427582	0.051392963	0.00642412	0.536770952	0	u	202223
202223	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E08000025	Birmingham	330	Primary	FSM eligible	3551747	15447	3567194	332814	231473	101341	87538	3900008	1799315	1673725	3473040	78707	201464	9292	74	13	29	1059	1831	17487	1901	1077	74	475	12997	0	28957	8831	59574	3979	224	91.4663252	8.533674803	5.935192953	2.598481849	5.165732993	0.238255922	0.742485656	1.527535328	0.226435433	0.102025432	0.001897432	0.000333333	0.000743588	0.02715379	0.046948622	0.448383696	0.005743578	u	202223

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 51 variables

Variable name	Variable description
appointments_perc	Authorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activity	Sessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_perc	Attendance rate
auth_excluded_perc	Authorised exclusions absence rate
auth_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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