Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence - school level - full academic years

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Published 19 October 2023

Last updated 19 October 2023

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

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2022/23
• Geographic levels: School
• 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: 2013/14 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	year_breakdown	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	school_type	school_name	trust	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_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional
Academic year	Six half terms	201516	School	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands	891	E10000024	Nottinghamshire	2012	8912012	139215	Primary sponsor led academy	01/02/2013		State-funded primary	Tuxford Primary Academy		1	212	188	182	61	176	44	0	0	10	6	z	2	29	0	0	47	29	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201718	School	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	845	E10000011	East Sussex	3026	8453026	114503				State-funded primary	Fletching Church of England Primary School		1	60	57	57	37	52	26	0	0	0	4	z	0	22	25	7	15	0	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	School	E92000001	England	E13000002	Outer London	306	E09000008	Croydon	6905	3066905	135249	Secondary sponsor led academy	03/09/2007		State-funded secondary	Harris Academy South Norwood		1	1018	887	868	263	816	287	77	0	0	1	z	32	157	48	143	113	6	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	School	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands	830	E10000007	Derbyshire	4173	8304173	112949				State-funded secondary	Tibshelf Community School		1	785	715	699	355	628	392	1	0	0	37	z	37	152	18	4	344	27	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201617	School	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	881	E10000012	Essex	3008	8813008	115067				State-funded primary	St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School		1	40	38	37	18	32	16	4	0	0	0	z	0	9	11	0	5	7	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 21 variables

Variable name	Variable description
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
enrol_auth_illness	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness

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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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