Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs) - autumn term

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Published 20 July 2023

Last updated 20 July 2023

Absence information for pupil referral units (including alternative provision academies and free schools). Data has been collected from 2013/14.

Data set details

Theme: Pupils and schools
Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
Release: Autumn term 2022/23
Release type
Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators: Authorised absence rate
Number of authorised absence sessions
Number of authorised holiday sessions
Time period: 2013/14 Autumn term to 2022/23 Autumn term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	school_type	num_schools	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_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
201314	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	Pupil referral unit	37	2313	234531	78525	52334	26191	33.4817	22.3143	11.1674	1628	70.38478	662	28.62084	10043	1420	28	11	174	202	z	2689	34143	48710	273	1006	24046	265	25590	74300	z	3516
201415	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	Pupil referral unit	38	2572	270197	84522	55347	29175	31.2816	20.4839	10.7977	1834	71.30638	656	25.50544	12699	1896	44	22	74	398	z	3613	36599	55345	292	962	25085	2830	29169	84514	z	1186
201415	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	Pupil referral unit	28	1987	181199	45094	16828	28266	24.8865	9.28703	15.5994	1164	58.58078	343	17.2622	6842	1318	27	133	0	81	z	2122	5952	16475	111	1892	25651	264	27918	44393	z	2562
201516	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	Pupil referral unit	39	2554	249295	63536	28140	35396	25.4863	11.2878	14.1984	1561	61.11981	405	15.85748	9928	1678	220	6	20	200	z	2947	13141	28140	446	841	32315	1794	35396	63536	z	1396
201516	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	Pupil referral unit	46	3512	332923	114306	72295	42011	34.3341	21.7152	12.6188	2536	72.20957	975	27.76196	14108	3104	66	40	203	323	z	3951	48566	70361	337	1805	39111	160	41413	111774	z	1033

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 31 variables
Variable name	Variable description
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 severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

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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