Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates school level - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 23 October 2025

Last updated 23 October 2025

School level absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2024/25
• Number of rows: 169,794
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Overall absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2024/25 Autumn and spring term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	education_phase	school_name	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_authorised	sess_unauthorised	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	sess_auth_illness	sess_auth_appointments	sess_auth_religious	sess_auth_study	sess_auth_traveller	sess_auth_holiday	sess_auth_ext_holiday	sess_auth_excluded	sess_auth_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	sess_auth_other	sess_auth_totalreasons	sess_unauth_holiday	sess_unauth_late	sess_unauth_other	sess_unauth_noyet	sess_unauth_totalreasons	sess_overall_totalreasons	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional	sess_q_la_arrangements	sess_auth_illness_rate	sess_auth_appointments_rate	sess_auth_religious_rate	sess_auth_study_rate	sess_auth_traveller_rate	sess_auth_holiday_rate	sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate	sess_auth_excluded_rate	sess_auth_interview_rate	sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_rate	sess_auth_other_rate	sess_auth_totalreasons_rate	sess_unauth_holiday_rate	sess_unauth_late_rate	sess_unauth_other_rate	sess_unauth_noyet_rate	sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate	sess_overall_totalreasons_rate	sess_x_covid_rate
202425	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	201	E09000001	City of London	State-funded primary	The Aldgate School	3614	2013614	100000				185	46908	1863	1424	439	3.9716	3.03573	0.93587	14	7.56757	0	0	1216	103	0	0	0	z	z	10	3	0	0	92	1424	225	17	194	3	439	1863	z	0	0	2.59231	0.21958	0	0	0	z	z	0.02132	0.0064	0	0	0.19613	3.03573	0.47966	0.03624	0.41358	0.0064	0.93587	3.9716	z
202425	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	St Paul's Church of England Primary School	3568	2023568	100046				163	41532	2337	1827	510	5.62699	4.39902	1.22797	25	15.33742	0	0	1593	115	25	0	0	z	z	0	3	0	0	91	1827	178	45	287	0	510	2337	z	0	0	3.8356	0.27689	0.06019	0	0	z	z	0	0.00722	0	0	0.21911	4.39902	0.42859	0.10835	0.69103	0	1.22797	5.62699	z
202425	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Brecknock Primary School	2065	2022065	100010				244	59120	4634	3614	1020	7.83829	6.11299	1.7253	63	25.81967	13	5.32787	2572	264	187	0	0	z	z	4	2	0	97	488	3614	321	80	619	0	1020	4634	z	0	0	4.35047	0.44655	0.31631	0	0	z	z	0.00677	0.00338	0	0.16407	0.82544	6.11299	0.54296	0.13532	1.04702	0	1.7253	7.83829	z
202425	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School	3352	2023352	100031				175	44502	1828	1337	491	4.10768	3.00436	1.10332	13	7.42857	0	0	1128	107	22	0	0	z	z	0	0	2	0	78	1337	125	8	356	2	491	1828	z	0	0	2.53472	0.24044	0.04944	0	0	z	z	0	0	0.00449	0	0.17527	3.00436	0.28089	0.01798	0.79996	0.00449	1.10332	4.10768	z
202425	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Fleet Primary School	2219	2022219	100014				180	44053	2259	1968	291	5.12791	4.46735	0.66057	25	13.88889	0	0	1600	164	82	0	0	z	z	0	0	0	0	122	1968	178	35	77	1	291	2259	z	0	0	3.63199	0.37228	0.18614	0	0	z	z	0	0	0	0	0.27694	4.46735	0.40406	0.07945	0.17479	0.00227	0.66057	5.12791	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 55 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more missed)

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Footnotes

1. 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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