Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by geographic level - termly

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Published 21 March 2024

Last updated 21 March 2024

Termly absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary, 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: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2018/19 Autumn term to 2022/23 Summer 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	school_type	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_authorised	sess_unauthorised	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	enrolments	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised_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	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_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
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	390	E08000037	Gateshead	Special	76353	6127	4481	1646	123	23.2075471698113	11	2.07547169811321	530	8.02457	5.86879	2.15578	2832	619	16	39	0	108	z	132	735	4481	221	37	1015	373	1646	6127	0	0	3.70909	0.81071	0.02096	0.05108	0.00000	0.14145	0.00000	0.17288	0.96263	5.86879	0.28945	0.04846	1.32935	0.48852	2.15578	8.02457	0.00000
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	390	E08000037	Gateshead	Total	3394843	151369	106439	44930	2888	12.2217520101566	201	0.850613626745662	23630	4.45879	3.13531	1.32348	81143	7067	32	41	56	2106	z	3130	7287	100862	14267	1146	25944	2648	44005	144867	0	0	2.39018	0.20817	0.00094	0.00121	0.00165	0.06204	0.00000	0.09220	0.21465	2.97104	0.42026	0.03376	0.76422	0.07800	1.29623	4.26727	0.00000
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	806	E06000002	Middlesbrough	Special	61093	6130	4275	1855	117	26.9585253456221	24	5.52995391705069	434	10.03388	6.99753	3.03635	2237	384	0	0	0	153	z	38	1463	4275	268	4	1578	5	1855	6130	0	0	3.66163	0.62855	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	0.25044	0.00000	0.06220	2.39471	6.99753	0.43868	0.00655	2.58295	0.00818	3.03635	10.03388	0.00000
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	806	E06000002	Middlesbrough	State-funded secondary	1084792	69124	36225	32899	1435	18.4613405377589	173	2.2256529010678	7773	6.3721	3.33935	3.03275	24799	2285	12	1	1	533	z	5169	3425	36225	4336	290	28200	73	32899	69124	0	0	2.28606	0.21064	0.00111	0.00009	0.00009	0.04913	0.00000	0.47650	0.31573	3.33935	0.39971	0.02673	2.59958	0.00673	3.03275	6.37210	0.00000
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	806	E06000002	Middlesbrough	Total	2744792	141879	82866	59013	2846	14.5784243417683	264	1.35232045896937	19522	5.16903	3.01903	2.15	63479	5395	43	1	39	2020	z	5329	6560	82866	14925	838	41286	1964	59013	141879	0	0	2.31271	0.19655	0.00157	0.00004	0.00142	0.07359	0.00000	0.19415	0.23900	3.01903	0.54376	0.03053	1.50416	0.07155	2.15000	5.16903	0.00000

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 48 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Persistent absence rate
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Severe absence rate

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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 and 2021/22 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.

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