Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence - autumn and spring terms combined
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The number of pupil enrolments with one or more sessions of absence, including by reason for absence.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 5,795
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- 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
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to interview
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to regulated performance
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to temporary reduced timetable
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence
- Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session
- Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session
- Number of enrolments with at least one session of exceptional circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one session of la access arrangements
- Number of enrolments with at least one session of not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of schools
- Filters
- School type
- Time period
- 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2025/26 Autumn and spring term
Data set preview
| 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 | 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_excluded | enrol_auth_interview | enrol_auth_reg_performance | enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable | enrol_auth_other | enrol_unauth_holiday | enrol_unauth_late | enrol_unauth_other | enrol_unauth_noyet | enrol_x_covid | enrol_y_exceptional | enrol_q_la_arrangements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 21223 | 7245602 | 6491343 | 6216525 | 3001427 | 5590981 | 2277539 | 688347 | 6886 | 4461 | z | 235223 | 109727 | 14661 | 133116 | 1187873 | 804571 | 928639 | 2042342 | 187153 | z | 2140234 | 3205 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded primary | 16696 | 3781359 | 3349774 | 3193346 | 1464423 | 2859563 | 1079686 | 384835 | 1137 | 3389 | z | 36901 | 36311 | 6262 | 39471 | 566748 | 535193 | 447965 | 811364 | 100261 | z | 690736 | 1049 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded secondary | 3419 | 3310235 | 2995085 | 2879975 | 1467421 | 2605753 | 1112499 | 290697 | 5612 | 994 | z | 191464 | 71867 | 7879 | 81339 | 572584 | 256214 | 456588 | 1182410 | 80497 | z | 1383607 | 1490 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 1108 | 154008 | 146484 | 143204 | 69583 | 125665 | 85354 | 12815 | 137 | 78 | z | 6858 | 1549 | 520 | 12306 | 48541 | 13164 | 24086 | 48568 | 6395 | z | 65891 | 666 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn and spring term | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Total | 1097 | 331727 | 297582 | 283146 | 147250 | 257376 | 104925 | 17166 | 56 | 286 | z | 13551 | 1714 | 601 | 6053 | 48931 | 46517 | 41193 | 100559 | 8508 | z | 53318 | 92 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| education_phase | School type - Filter by school type |
| 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_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 |
| enrol_auth_interview | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to interview |
| enrol_auth_other | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances |
| enrol_auth_reg_performance | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to regulated performance |
| enrol_auth_religious | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance |
| enrol_auth_study | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave |
| enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to temporary reduced timetable |
| enrol_auth_traveller | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence |
| enrol_authorised | Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session |
| enrol_overall | Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session |
| enrol_q_la_arrangements | Number of enrolments with at least one session of la access arrangements |
| enrol_unauth_holiday | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed |
| enrol_unauth_late | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late |
| enrol_unauth_noyet | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet |
| enrol_unauth_other | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances |
| enrol_unauthorised | Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session |
| enrol_x_covid | Number of enrolments with at least one session of not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| enrol_y_exceptional | Number of enrolments with at least one session of exceptional circumstances |
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| num_schools | Number of schools |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
- 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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