Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates - school level - full academic years

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Absence information for full academic years 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. Includes school level data.


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate (persistent absentees only)
  • Authorised holiday rate
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2013/14 to 2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typeschool_nametrustestabschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentsess_possible_pa_10_exactsess_overall_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_pa_10_exactsess_overall_percent_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_50_exactenrolments_pa_50_exact_percentsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_ext_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_auth_illness_ratesess_auth_appointments_ratesess_auth_religious_ratesess_auth_study_ratesess_auth_traveller_ratesess_auth_holiday_ratesess_auth_ext_holiday_ratesess_auth_excluded_ratesess_auth_other_ratesess_auth_totalreasons_ratesess_unauth_holiday_ratesess_unauth_late_ratesess_unauth_other_ratesess_unauth_noyet_ratesess_unauth_totalreasons_ratesess_overall_totalreasons_ratesess_x_covid_rate
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London208E09000022LambethState-funded primaryLoughborough Primary School290520829051335841259881586161434518166.988594.928652.059945822.393821928733851941144417.5506810.063777.4869131.158333912685022048z2132434542151120214218166161030263.846502870.3039996370.5694321560.00226865400.054447696z0.0022686540.1497311654.9286508310.4775516690.0578506771.3634610590.1610744352.0599378396.988588670
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London210E09000028SouthwarkState-funded secondaryHaberdashers' Borough AcademyHABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST40062104006147073Secondary free school02/09/20191749242576202048112120928.328943.344114.9848320427.2363261267119744294768019.543967.0086712.5353192.53672492478051300204z7909018112976737103245512092202040106732.0298792960.3215487110.211480113000.084097355z0.325671130.3714299853.3441065890.402348130.3038223074.2559857530.0226733074.9848294978.3289360860
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London210E09000028SouthwarkState-funded secondarySt Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School46802104680100849161020712812150924329075.865944.462461.4034810617.377053439061824256192617.9761612.375695.6004791.475417097954233010z2626969243067422330290712150080293.4263836850.4605847590.11249082700.0004827930z0.1264918310.3360241014.46245799700.325402651.07807732401.4034799745.8659379710
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London210E09000028SouthwarkState-funded primarySt Anthony's Catholic Primary School520121052011008521345125593567951934864.521754.134780.38696288.1159497771368117519313.9920212.0181.97402004147305400279z7451519324717946144865679021203.3019356170.2428479290.003184891000.222146139z0.0055735590.3590964464.1347845820.1966670120.1425238670.0366262450.0111471180.3869642424.5217488240
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London210E09000028SouthwarkSpecialSpa School CamberwellSPA EDUCATION TRUST70002107000143745Special free school01/09/2020All through176281741626162605.771285.7712801114.473684094655655015.9990215.999020009728300016z0555162600000162601643.4499893520.2945978560000.056789948z01.9699013275.771278484000005.7712784840

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 56 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

  1. 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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