Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence in state-funded alternative provision - autumn and spring terms combined

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Absence information for state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units, alternative provision academies and free schools).

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
Time period
2013/14 Autumn and spring term to 2023/24 Autumn and spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_namenum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentenrolments_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_exceptional
202324Autumn and spring termNationalE92000001England33037021560664523317021257636107406641.5881922.4311719.157022979980.492151417338.2837334751380701729583213387z876967561041221459197835027194967620939104066922621280114693
202324Autumn and spring termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North East1828454567321985251047629376343.4664122.937320.52911242985.37786115840.7033757928162318127z544044838908231469143875935405792471700700749
202324Autumn and spring termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North West496109101613545905022226723678345.1760821.8737723.30232526486.16795265543.4605644896903282597776z186821180172090174174105462035435335223598432615010421
202324Autumn and spring termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The Humber3437146087622047748413712063733.6377813.82119.81678274373.85568108229.13325977409626152584z54854791684137328717651063179268120637204774018200
202324Autumn and spring termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East Midlands232750374239144577713097326838.6322619.054419.57786217379.0181898435.781815468215450039z37684183063264146120086439027768136131400021266

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 31 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of severe absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of severe absentees - 50% or more sessions 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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