Children missing education at census date
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Children missing education
- API data set ID
- 019bb854-d8d5-707a-bc53-e0de9ac70891
How do I use this ID? - Release
- Autumn term 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 73,710
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of CME on census date
- Percentage of CME on census date
- Rate of CME on census day by population
- Filters
- CME on census date by characteristics
- Time period
- 2022/23 Autumn term to 2025/26 Autumn term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | breakdown_topic | breakdown | child_count | child_percent | rate_per_100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 34700 | 100 | 0.4000000 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Sex | Female | 15700 | 45 | x | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Sex | Male | 18500 | 53 | x | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Sex | Unknown | 400 | 1 | x | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Year group | Reception | 700 | 2 | x |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | CME on census date by characteristics |
| child_count | Number of CME on census date |
| child_percent | Percentage of CME on census date |
| rate_per_100 | Rate of CME on census day by population |
Footnotes
- Local authority response rates to the data collection vary by census date. To account for non-response, where required national and regional figures have been uprated based on local authority pupil populations.
- CME counts will vary depending on the population within the local authority, which may change over time. Increased identification of CME may also result from improved recording and support practices within local authorities. High or low counts of CME do not necessarily reflect ‘good’ or ‘bad’ practice.
- A figure that rounds to 0, but is not 0 is denoted by 'low', 'x' represents not available and 'z' is not applicable.
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- Children missing education at census date
- API data set ID
- 019bb854-d8d5-707a-bc53-e0de9ac70891
- API data set version
- 1.0
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Email: schools.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Pauline Potts