Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 02 January and 31 March 2024 by FSM - Spring term

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Published 8 August 2024

Last updated 8 August 2024

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 2 January and 31 March 2024, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 29 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Free school meal eligibility
  • School Type
• Time period: 2023/24 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	school_type	free_school_meals_indicator	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_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	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_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000002	Bury	351	Secondary	FSM eligible	11.775862068965518	264262	3821	268083	47314	21856	25458	17615	315397	119080	130774	249854	14408	14742	1107	9	18	68	68	2264	3580	2227	3871	45	122	1185	242	806	3207	21293	152	84.99858907979467	15.00141092020533	6.929679102844986	8.071731817360343	4.674109138641141	0.35098621737048863	0.25555094056062677	6.751173917316905	1.0168137299974318	0.04819322948537875	0.0028535464826868993	0.005707092965373799	0.02156012898030102	0.02156012898030102	0.7178254707559044	1.1350773786687889	41.919360213262244	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E06000010	Kingston upon Hull, City of	810	Secondary	Unknown	4.362068965517241	23528	51	23579	1966	1043	923	859	25545	11111	11602	22713	815	790	25	0	0	0	0	164	64	22	277	3	10	14	2	130	44	745	4	92.3037776472891	7.696222352710902	4.082990800548052	3.6132315521628495	3.092581718535917	0.09786651008025053	0.5089058524173028	2.9164220003914663	0.17224505774124094	0.01565864161284009	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6420043061264435	0.2505382658054414	25.622775800711743	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000015	Harrow	310	Special	FSM Not eligible	4	23647	116	23763	3414	3298	116	211	27177	11665	11786	23451	196	1867	442	0	0	0	6	2	981	26	0	0	34	54	2	50	15	50	1	87.43790705375869	12.562092946241307	12.135261434301063	0.4268315119402436	6.86977959303823	1.6263752437723076	0.18397909997424292	0.18397909997424292	0.05519372999227287	0.003679581999484859	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.02207749199690915	0.007359163998969718	3.609669941494646	32.83018867924528	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E06000057	Northumberland	929	Secondary	FSM eligible	28.32758620689655	394234	7603	401837	74059	40386	33673	22375	475896	180801	192057	372858	21376	20842	2302	8	0	105	63	5837	11227	5167	2033	22	334	1882	198	1024	999	31538	112	84.43798645082119	15.562013549178813	8.48630793282566	7.0757056163531535	4.3795283003009065	0.4837191319111739	0.2151730630221729	6.627078185149697	0.20991981441323315	0.023534553768050165	0.0016810395548607258	0.0	0.022063644157547028	0.013238186494528216	1.226528485215257	2.359128885302671	42.792109256449166	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000001	Bolton	350	Primary	FSM Not eligible	94.46551724137932	1681755	8027	1689782	80253	60930	19323	17982	1770035	827582	837796	1665378	16377	52436	3880	87	0	148	765	144	3470	1601	386	61	830	5535	0	10394	1605	6733	591	95.46602185832484	4.533978141675164	3.4423048131816603	1.0916733284935043	2.962427296635377	0.21920470499170921	0.5872200267226354	0.3803879584302005	0.09067617307002404	0.033389170270644364	0.0049151570449171905	0.0	0.00836141658215798	0.04321948436047875	0.008135432350207765	0.19604132121681211	12.812777284826973	202324

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 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_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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