Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by ethnicity and FSM eligibility - autumn term

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Published 6 August 2026

Last updated 6 August 2026

Absence information broken down by ethnicity and Free School Meals.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2025/26
• Number of rows: 122
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Number of pupil enrolments
• Filters:
  • Ethnicity Minor
  • FSM eligibility
• Time period: 2024/25 Autumn term to 2025/26 Autumn term

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	fsm	ethnicity_minor	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_overall_percent	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	sess_possible_pa_10_exact
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	FSM Eligible	African	117695	16276800	733266	4.504976408	13728	11.6640469	959	0.814817962	1822012
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	FSM Eligible	Any other Asian background	44957	6179677	362095	5.859448641	7400	16.46017305	479	1.065462553	981529
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	FSM Eligible	Any other Black / African / Caribbean background	26003	3584924	232782	6.493359413	5081	19.54005307	403	1.549821174	680677
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	FSM Eligible	Any other ethnic group	85796	11680629	693830	5.940005457	14585	16.99962702	1043	1.21567439	1901053
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	FSM Eligible	Any other Mixed / Multiple ethnic background	66680	9203261	845835	9.190601027	19206	28.80323935	1905	2.856928614	2586060

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 11 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)

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