Factors recorded at the end of assessment, persistent absence, 2018 to 2024
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The number and proportion of children who are persistently absent from school by assessment factor.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need: A focus on sexual abuse and exploitation
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 350
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of children who were persistently absent from school
- Percent of children who were persistently absent from school
- Filters
- Factor identified at assessment
- Time period
- 2018 to 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | assessment_factor | n_persistently_absent | pt_persistently_absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Domestic abuse (any) | 25200 | 31 |
| 2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Domestic abuse: concerns child is victim | 9650 | 32.9 |
| 2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Domestic abuse: concerns parent is victim | 21530 | 30.5 |
| 2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Domestic abuse: concerns other person is victim | 4850 | 32.7 |
| 2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Alcohol misuse (any) | 14150 | 34.8 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| assessment_factor | Factor identified at assessment - Filter by assessment factor |
| n_persistently_absent | Number of children who were persistently absent from school |
| pt_persistently_absent | Percent of children who were persistently absent from school |
Footnotes
- Due to the disruption caused by the impact of COVID during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years, caution should be taken when comparing data to previous years. No absence data relating to the full 2019/20 academic year is available.
- Children assessed with being unaccompanied asylum seeking children have been excluded from the breakdown but are included in the underlying totals.
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