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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Published 24 March 2022

Last updated 24 March 2022

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

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• 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

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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	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	school_type	school_name	trust	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	202021	National	E92000001	England												Total			21256	7223088	6236883	5955191	2728439	5081982	1796378	686219	90589	5237	70404	z	177683	1728781	390516	498789	2081745	400166	6932791	2733024
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	National	E92000001	England												State-funded primary			16798	3956727	3345051	3171818	1401824	2670559	870366	386351	598	3824	53086	z	21995	852116	297310	307442	967535	154911	3760473	992261
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	National	E92000001	England												State-funded secondary			3405	3147760	2777843	2670729	1282660	2321886	867171	290040	89743	1349	10808	z	151083	793222	89011	182767	1080078	238862	3069746	1683958
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	National	E92000001	England												Special			1053	118601	113989	112644	43955	89537	58841	9828	248	64	6510	z	4605	83443	4195	8580	34132	6393	102572	56805
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East										Total			1093	334364	285858	271514	127573	239123	78411	12719	1890	341	4682	z	10652	77236	23701	15528	97029	19446	324506	111378

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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. 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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