Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence - 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. 

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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: 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: 2012/13 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	school_type	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	201213	National	E92000001	England						State-funded secondary	3283	2851424	2670669	2619123	1090582	2404341	1232338	97302	96548	2062	234169	2898	126329	793117	217303	198393	713620	311504	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England						Special	996	81999	77875	76903	27565	65920	51960	5387	498	95	10192	z	5350	30514	3172	6077	20474	4114	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	16826	3658327	3327937	3223313	1277229	2932047	1234195	269112	1096	5913	234349	z	25821	641679	452375	291657	679416	204293	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201415	National	E92000001	England						Special	1005	85368	81354	80362	29376	70380	54602	3573	611	126	9151	z	5340	31254	3408	6856	21697	4261	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201516	National	E92000001	England						Special	997	83965	80629	79767	28916	69324	55124	7600	525	100	9753	z	4793	30131	3975	7072	20721	3923	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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