Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

absence by school location - IDACI and urban or rurality

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Absence information by the school location including the level of depravation and rurality. Includes where a school location may differ from administrative authority responsible for the school

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, Local authority district, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
Filters
  • IDACI band of school location
  • Rurality band of school location
  • School type
Time period
2018/19 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifierabsence_termstime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_namecountry_coderegion_coderegion_namelad_codelad_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phasesch_ruralitysch_idacienrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_overall_percentsess_authorisedsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorisedsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percent
Academic yearSix half terms202324NationalEnglandE92000001TotalTotalTotal745373026204287961873349087.149021225185254.67551648163832.4735148702219.95004
Academic yearSix half terms202324NationalEnglandE92000001TotalTotal0 - 10 % most deprived721932249511982200395028.03148110723914.4376289671113.5938617492324.22984
Academic yearSix half terms202324NationalEnglandE92000001TotalTotal10 - 20 %764099266411662202405217.59746120668254.5293981736963.0680717255522.58281
Academic yearSix half terms202324NationalEnglandE92000001TotalTotal20 - 30 %770246267855360205042287.65496124255304.638980786983.0160717131222.24121
Academic yearSix half terms202324NationalEnglandE92000001TotalTotal30 - 40 %780014271871832200503647.37493127300284.6823673203362.6925716473021.11885

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 13 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool type - Filter by school type
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees
sch_idaciIDACI band of school location - Filter by IDACI band of school location

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.

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