Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence for four year olds - autumn term

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Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
7,760
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of schools
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2012/13 Autumn term to 2024/25 Autumn term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phasenum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_overall_percent
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotal163915920277993774152657286.58729
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primary156975794607830938151132176.52951
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded secondary15479381026960726457.07379
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandSpecial54046296014007986613.28
202425Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastTotal8702659837138212493056.7129

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool type - Filter by school type
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
num_schoolsNumber of schools
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate

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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