Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

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

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Published 11 July 2024

Last updated 11 July 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 sex. 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 26 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • School Type
  • Sex
• 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	sex	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	E12000005	West Midlands	E08000030	Walsall	335	Secondary	Male	16.685185185185187	827370	10870	838240	91671	39120	52551	38808	929911	388553	403689	792242	35128	27672	1995	30	0	0	159	4353	4911	4657	6695	312	1871	4028	2	2848	3680	45846	177	90.14195982196146	9.858040178038543	4.206854204327081	5.6511859737114625	2.9757686488276835	0.21453665995993165	0.3062658684540778	4.930149229	0.3957367963170669	0.01903408	0.003226115	0	0	0.017098410493047184	0.4681093136870087	0.5281150561720422	29.51937984496124	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000033	Westminster	213	Special	Male	3	14010	127	14137	1827	1459	368	202	15964	6815	6993	13808	202	1073	241	0	0	0	6	4	135	110	0	0	0	17	0	14	0	297	57	88.55549987471811	11.444500125281884	9.139313455274367	2.305186670007517	6.721373089451266	1.5096467050864446	0.087697319	1.8604359809571536	0	0.35705337008268606	0	0	0	0.037584565271861686	0.025056376847907794	0.8456527186168881	33.55263157894737	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E10000011	East Sussex	845	Special	Female	11.89655172413793	32981	605	33586	5421	4483	938	202	39007	16383	16424	32807	174	2833	444	0	0	0	96	68	1042	455	0	1	28	121	0	14	28	865	31	86.10249442407772	13.89750557592227	11.492808983003052	2.4046965929192194	7.262798985	1.1382572358807395	0.035890994	2.2175506960289177	0.071781988	0.079472915	0	0	0	0.24610967262286257	0.17432768477452765	2.6713154049273204	36.440677966101696	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000013	Hammersmith and Fulham	205	Special	Male	2.913793103448276	31935	646	32581	4833	3541	1292	570	37414	15512	15901	31413	522	1745	378	18	0	0	125	6	1269	446	0	7	0	81	112	84	48	994	166	87.08237558	12.91762441866681	9.464371625594698	3.453252793072112	4.664029507670926	1.0103169936387448	0.22451488747527665	2.6567595017907735	0.1282942214144438	0.4436841823916181	0.048110333	0	0	0.3340995349334474	0.016036777676805475	3.3917784786443574	34.357541899441344	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E10000011	East Sussex	845	Secondary	Male	24.689655172413794	1252128	24113	1276241	147396	90329	57067	48065	1423637	589628	616833	1206461	45667	62699	4799	83	15	37	183	7814	14699	11973	9312	457	1233	6122	4328	2679	2398	50223	1767	89.64651804	10.35348196	6.344946078	4.008535884	4.404142348084519	0.3370943576206575	0.18817999251213616	3.5277953579458807	0.16844181487275198	0.12411871846545151	0.005830138	0.001053639	0.002598977	0.012854400384367644	0.5488758721499932	1.0324963456274316	29.603301994955284	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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