Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence - autumn term

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Published 6 August 2026

Last updated 6 August 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 term 2025/26
• Number of rows: 11,254
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• 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: 2006/07 Autumn term to 2025/26 Autumn 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_ext_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
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Total	21215	7145603	5647996	5247543	2200950	4658284	1513860	45550	4148	3321	z	z	153928	54838	9302	88168	721989	556877	624425	1448970	111679	z	1023378
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	16692	3723143	2861812	2634234	1060320	2324817	702056	26400	823	2566	z	z	24437	29056	3846	27889	343821	370824	305322	557469	60584	z	142708
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded secondary	3419	3271301	2651882	2484569	1087091	2226603	748790	18666	3295	702	z	z	124635	25194	5111	50869	344047	176273	302534	855377	46915	z	850315
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Special	1104	151159	134302	128740	53539	106864	63014	484	30	53	z	z	4856	588	345	9410	34121	9780	16569	36124	4180	z	30355
202526	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Total	1096	327173	262051	240427	112458	215618	68381	362	28	232	z	z	9204	673	420	3763	29444	34867	27458	73958	5071	z	36322

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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_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

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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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