Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in state-funded alternative provision - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 23 October 2025

Last updated 23 October 2025

Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2024/25
• Number of rows: 1,667
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Overall absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
• Time period: 2013/14 Autumn and spring term to 2024/25 Autumn and spring 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	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	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	sess_auth_illness	sess_auth_appointments	sess_auth_religious	sess_auth_study	sess_auth_traveller	sess_auth_holiday	sess_auth_ext_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_q_la_arrangements
202425	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded alternative provision	334	38018	6163323	2590975	1434817	1156158	42.0386	23.27993	18.75868	31147	81.92698	15053	39.5944	367426	46512	2551	1279	286	z	z	93560	3060	444	594082	325635	1434835	25705	83989	1032068	14396	1156158	2590993	z	141400	17313
202425	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				State-funded alternative provision	18	3061	539193	228566	123746	104820	42.39039	22.95022	19.44016	2573	84.0575	1167	38.1248	36074	3928	45	0	18	z	z	7157	74	25	43262	33163	123746	2141	4050	98185	444	104820	228566	z	2554	318
202425	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England				State-funded alternative provision	37	3290	523628	232870	146509	86361	44.47241	27.9796	16.49282	2753	83.67781	1477	44.8936	28792	3607	128	13	18	z	z	13207	197	11	65607	34929	146509	1627	5462	78776	496	86361	232870	z	7436	436
202425	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				State-funded alternative provision	34	3624	662322	232525	104495	128030	35.10755	15.77707	19.33048	2682	74.00662	1137	31.3742	30808	5155	188	1	7	z	z	6222	252	65	42603	19194	104495	3484	4800	112907	6839	128030	232525	z	15802	1740
202425	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands				State-funded alternative provision	43	4144	693958	293479	161653	131826	42.2906	23.29435	18.99625	3465	83.61486	1693	40.8543	41695	4692	475	190	0	z	z	12546	377	22	72509	29147	161653	2900	17327	110628	971	131826	293479	z	16299	1387

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 35 variables

Variable name	Variable description
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)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)

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Footnotes

1. 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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