Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence - school level - autumn term

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Published 16 May 2024

Last updated 16 May 2024

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. 

Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.

Includes school level data.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2023/24
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn term to 2023/24 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	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	school_type	school_name	trust	school_estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	num_schools	enrolments	enrol_overall	enrol_authorised	enrol_unauthorised	enrol_auth_illness	enrol_auth_appointments	enrol_auth_religious	enrol_auth_study	enrol_auth_traveller	enrol_auth_holiday	enrol_auth_ext_holiday	enrol_auth_excluded	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional
202324	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	201	E09000001	City of London	State-funded primary	The Aldgate School		3614	2013614	100000				1	172	134	128	36	112	36	0	0	0	6	z	0	7	15	0	22	0	z	0
202324	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	St Luke's Church of England School	ST LUKE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL	2000	2022000	136807	Primary free school	12/09/2011		1	90	81	66	49	60	18	0	0	0	0	z	0	4	10	32	10	10	z	1
202324	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Abacus Belsize Primary School	ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST	2001	2022001	139837	Primary free school	01/09/2013		1	126	98	89	38	69	24	10	0	0	1	z	0	20	14	14	19	0	z	0
202324	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Kings Cross Academy	KING'S CROSS ACADEMY TRUST	2002	2022002	140686	Primary sponsor led academy	01/09/2015		1	312	268	235	161	216	58	2	0	0	2	z	2	31	33	27	121	23	z	0
202324	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Argyle Primary School		2019	2022019	100008				1	242	186	178	59	168	48	0	0	0	0	z	0	17	14	19	37	10	z	3

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 21 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrol_auth_appointments	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
enrol_auth_excluded	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
enrol_auth_ext_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
enrol_auth_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
enrol_auth_illness	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
2. 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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