Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

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

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The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. Includes school level data.


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
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 2020/21

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifieryear_breakdowntime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameestabschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughschool_typeschool_nametrustnum_schoolsenrolmentsenrol_overallenrol_authorisedenrol_unauthorisedenrol_auth_illnessenrol_auth_appointmentsenrol_auth_religiousenrol_auth_studyenrol_auth_travellerenrol_auth_holidayenrol_auth_ext_holidayenrol_auth_excludedenrol_auth_otherenrol_unauth_holidayenrol_unauth_lateenrol_unauth_otherenrol_unauth_noyetenrol_x_covidenrol_y_exceptional
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandTotal2125672230886236883595519127284395081982179637868621990589523770404z1776831728781390516498789208174540016669327912733024
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primary1679839567273345051317181814018242670559870366386351598382453086z219958521162973103074429675351549113760473992261
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded secondary34053147760277784326707291282660232188686717129004089743134910808z15108379322289011182767108007823886230697461683958
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial10531186011139891126444395589537588419828248646510z4605834434195858034132639310257256805
Academic yearSix half terms202021RegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastTotal1093334364285858271514127573239123784111271918903414682z106527723623701155289702919446324506111378

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 21 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrol_auth_appointmentsNumber of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
enrol_auth_excludedNumber of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
enrol_auth_ext_holidayNumber of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
enrol_auth_holidayNumber of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
enrol_auth_illnessNumber of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness

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 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.

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