Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence for four year olds - school level

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Published 26 March 2026

Last updated 26 March 2026

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

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 180,605
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Overall absence rate
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of sessions possible
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2013/14 to 2024/25

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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	trust_name	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_overall_percent
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	866	E06000030	Swindon	State-funded primary	Peatmoor Community Primary School	GROVE LEARNING TRUST	2001	8662001	140289	Primary converter academy	01/11/2013		24	8434	398	4.71899
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	878	E10000008	Devon	State-funded primary	Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School		3114	8783114	113399				8	3020	145	4.80132
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	352	E08000003	Manchester	State-funded primary	Didsbury CofE Primary School	THRIVE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST LTD	3305	3523305	142265	Primary converter academy	01/09/2015		31	10934	254	2.32303
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	353	E08000004	Oldham	State-funded primary	St. Theresa's RC Primary School		2003	3532003	136825				22	7420	545	7.34501
202425	Academic year	School	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	931	E10000025	Oxfordshire	State-funded primary	Gagle Brook Primary School	THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION	2014	9312014	141201	Primary sponsor led academy	01/09/2018		31	11297	572	5.06329

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Table showing all 5 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percent	Overall absence rate
sess_possible	Number of sessions possible

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