Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by percent bands

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Published 26 March 2020

Last updated 26 March 2020

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2018/19
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence
• Filters:
  • Absence percentage band
  • School type
• Time period: 2012/13 to 2018/19

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	year_breakdown	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	school_type	percent_bands	enrolments_overall	enrolments_overall_percent	enrolments_authorised	enrolments_authorised_percent	enrolments_unauthorised	enrolments_unauthorised_percent
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	Total	7105958	100	7105958	100	7105958	100
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	0	593710	8.3551	848577	11.94177	3967437	55.83254
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	0.01 - 0.99	779191	10.96532	1028072	14.46775	1067199	15.01837
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	1.00 - 1.99	1161620	16.34713	1413951	19.89811	678304	9.54557
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	2.00 - 2.99	958477	13.48836	1050935	14.78949	431434	6.07144

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments_authorised	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_authorised_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_overall	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
enrolments_overall_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
enrolments_unauthorised	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence

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Footnotes

1. Special schools include maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies. Excludes general hospital schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved for SEN pupils.
2. State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including free schools.
3. State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.

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