Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence for four year olds, school level - autumn and spring terms combined

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School level overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils who were aged 4 at the start of the academic year.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
147,833
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of sessions possible
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2025/26 Autumn and spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phaseestabschool_laestabschool_urnschool_nameacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_overall_percent
202526Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London201E09000001City of LondonState-funded primary36142013614100000The Aldgate School3171606398.92458
202526Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primary20002022000136807St Luke's Church of England SchoolPrimary free school12/09/20111537201824.89247
202526Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primary20012022001139837Abacus Belsize Primary SchoolPrimary free school01/09/20133174222643.55699
202526Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primary20022022002140686Kings Cross AcademyPrimary sponsor led academy01/09/201558139239726.98125
202526Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primary20192022019100008Argyle Primary School3071226729.43555

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool type - Filter by school type
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate
sess_possibleNumber of sessions possible

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. Comparisons with these years should be treated with caution.

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