Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 06 January and 12 April 2025 by sex - Spring term

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Published 15 May 2025

Last updated 15 May 2025

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 06 January and 12 April 2025, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by sex.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 18 2025
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
  • Sex
• Time period: 2024/25 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	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	education_phase	sex	num_schools	present_sessions	approved_educational_activity	overall_attendance	overall_absence	authorised_absence	unauthorised_absence	late_sessions	possible_sessions	reason_present_am	reason_present_pm	reason_present	reason_l_present_late_before_registers_closed	reason_i_authorised_illness	reason_m_authorised_medical_dental	reason_r_authorised_religious_observance	reason_s_authorised_study_leave	reason_t_authorised_mobile_child	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_c1_authorised_regulated_performance	reason_j1_authorised_interview	reason_c2_authorised_temp_reduced_timetable	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_k_aea_education_arranged_by_la	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	attendance_perc	overall_absence_perc	authorised_absence_perc	unauthorised_absence_perc	illness_perc	appointments_perc	unauth_hol_perc	unauth_oth_perc	unauth_late_registers_closed_perc	unauth_not_yet_perc	auth_religious_perc	auth_study_perc	auth_mob_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_performance_perc	auth_interview_perc	auth_part_time_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000054	Wiltshire	865	Secondary	Male	26.81666667	1376546	19620	1396166	132924	90480	42444	42913	1529090	663062	673905	1336967	39579	57799	6278	259	20	89	0	3668	10396	35	330	11606	7148	0	1993	7362	1884	1233	2029	3334	33718	3363	91.30698651	8.693013491684596	5.917244897291853	2.7757685943927433	3.7799606301787336	0.4105709932051089	0.13269330124453105	2.2051023811548043	0.2180381795708559	0.21993473242255196	0.016938178916872125	0.001307967	0.005820455	0.2398812365524593	0.002288943	0.021581463484817768	0.7590135309236212	0.6798814981459561	22.30804179918219	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E08000037	Gateshead	390	Special	Unknown	1	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands	E10000018	Leicestershire	855	Special	Male	8.969230769	132362	1824	134186	14400	11779	2621	1260	148586	65325	65851	131176	1186	7974	1664	42	0	1	0	182	1009	239	15	653	955	0	81	696	92	0	192	74	2314	41	90.30864280618631	9.691357193813683	7.927395582356346	1.763961611457338	5.366589046074327	1.1198901646184702	0.1292180959175158	1.55734726	0.049802808	0.027593447565719513	0.028266458	0	6.730109162370613E-4	0.12248798675514516	0.16084960898065767	0.010095164	0.43947612830280103	0.6790680144831949	27.512776831345825	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000016	Barnsley	370	Secondary	Male	10.8	704805	7118	711923	72973	40886	32087	21650	784896	334696	350549	685245	19560	25047	2135	129	0	1	0	6626	2957	10	67	3913	4091	0	353	2342	23	309	1707	2090	28190	100	90.70284470808872	9.297155291911285	5.209097765818656	4.088057526092629	3.1911234099804306	0.2720105593607306	0.217481042	3.5915586268754076	0.26627731572080887	0.012740541	0.016435298434442268	0	1.274054142204827E-4	0.8441882746249185	0.001274054	0.008536163	0.4985373858447489	0.37673780984996735	24.258138864880436	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands	E10000007	Derbyshire	830	Secondary	Female	44.71666667	2102071	26205	2128276	212645	139758	72887	59151	2340921	1011006	1037693	2048699	53372	95066	9888	203	14	12	0	5959	12947	90	458	15121	8398	0	2019	13405	1554	829	3207	5779	62429	1472	90.91618213515108	9.083817864848921	5.970214287453528	3.1136035773953927	4.061051184555139	0.4223978511021944	0.1369973612949775	2.6668563356046615	0.24686864699833955	0.062881233	0.008671801	5.980552098938836E-4	5.126187513376146E-4	0.2545579282684038	0.003844641	0.019564949009385622	0.6459423449146725	0.553072914	23.381699154819483	202425

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 54 variables

Variable name	Variable description
appointments_perc	Authorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activity	Sessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_perc	Attendance rate
auth_excluded_perc	Authorised exclusions absence rate
auth_interview_perc	Authorised interview rate

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