Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by geographic level - termly

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Published 7 August 2025

Last updated 7 August 2025

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: Autumn term 2024/25
• Number of rows: 10,292
• 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 2024/25 Autumn 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	education_phase	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_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	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_q_la_arrangements	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_interview_rate	sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_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	E12000009	South West	880	E06000027	Torbay	State-funded secondary	7482	1047990	56112	44886	11226	5.35425	4.28306	1.07119	1089	14.55493	59	0.78856	35437	4090	22	2	1	755	z	1346	z	z	z	3233	44886	1875	1000	7521	830	11226	56112	z	z	z	3.38143	0.39027	0.0021	0.00019	0.0001	0.07204	z	0.12844	z	z	z	0.3085	4.28306	0.17891	0.09542	0.71766	0.0792	1.07119	5.35425	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	908	E06000052	Cornwall	Total	63478	8734328	407229	316768	90461	4.6624	3.6267	1.0357	8018	12.63115	444	0.69945	234738	27857	817	7	530	11514	z	4551	z	z	z	27146	307160	34470	3504	40106	9307	87387	394547	z	z	z	2.68753	0.31894	0.00935	0.00008	0.00607	0.13182	z	0.0521	z	z	z	0.3108	3.5167	0.39465	0.04012	0.45918	0.10656	1.0005	4.5172	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	916	E10000013	Gloucestershire	State-funded primary	41521	5938618	212970	168565	44405	3.58619	2.83846	0.74773	3530	8.50172	145	0.34922	133598	12326	398	2	2627	5311	z	1223	z	z	z	13080	168565	23794	3904	16134	573	44405	212970	z	z	z	2.24965	0.20756	0.0067	0.00003	0.04424	0.08943	z	0.02059	z	z	z	0.22025	2.83846	0.40067	0.06574	0.27168	0.00965	0.74773	3.58619	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	916	E10000013	Gloucestershire	Total	75381	10687241	445834	353833	92001	4.17165	3.3108	0.86085	7762	10.29702	502	0.66595	276589	28844	588	23	3346	8040	z	8129	z	z	z	28115	353674	32716	6234	49601	3450	92001	445675	z	z	z	2.58803	0.26989	0.0055	0.00022	0.03131	0.07523	z	0.07606	z	z	z	0.26307	3.30931	0.30612	0.05833	0.46411	0.03228	0.86085	4.17016	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	933	E10000027	Somerset	Special	572	79544	7628	6016	1612	9.58966	7.56311	2.02655	146	25.52448	25	4.37063	3454	681	0	0	0	166	z	86	z	z	z	1629	6016	201	110	1295	6	1612	7628	z	z	z	4.34225	0.85613	0	0	0	0.20869	z	0.10812	z	z	z	2.04792	7.56311	0.25269	0.13829	1.62803	0.00754	2.02655	9.58966	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 55 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more sessions missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more sessions missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more sessions missed)

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