Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 15 October 2026

Last updated 15 October 2026

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: Autumn and spring term 2025/26
• 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
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2025/26 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	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

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 24 variables

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

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
2. 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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