Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by PLAA

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Published 26 March 2020

Last updated 26 March 2020

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2018/19
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
• Filters:
  • School type
  • Type of Post Looked After Arrangements
• Time period: 2018/19

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	year_breakdown	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	school_type	plaa	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_authorised	sess_unauthorised	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	sess_auth_illness	sess_auth_appointments	sess_auth_religious	sess_auth_study	sess_auth_traveller	sess_auth_holiday	sess_auth_ext_holiday	sess_auth_excluded	sess_auth_other	sess_auth_totalreasons	sess_unauth_holiday	sess_unauth_late	sess_unauth_other	sess_unauth_noyet	sess_unauth_totalreasons	sess_overall_totalreasons
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	Not declared	7059170	2505583118	118475798	83013204	35462594	4.72847	3.31313	1.41534	767420	10.87131	61688434	6954547	1282693	709917	259646	1653550	:	2023947	7499251	82071985	10210941	1802273	21744325	1353933	35111472	117183457
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	Adopted children	28440	10224410	407146	328399	78747	3.9821	3.21191	0.77019	2170	7.63713	192942	45421	879	2427	11	13512	:	13384	55175	323751	30451	4562	40306	2639	77958	401709
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	Special guardianship order	13920	4955686	240366	172928	67438	4.85031	3.48949	1.36082	1630	11.73132	110507	18178	418	427	21	5234	:	9871	25305	169961	19098	4007	40860	2672	66637	236598
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	Child arrangements order	4430	1537023	83979	56233	27746	5.46374	3.65857	1.80518	630	14.30828	36533	5808	298	345	0	1388	:	2770	8431	55573	4872	1984	19587	1133	27576	83149
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England	Total	Total	7105960	2522300237	119207289	83570764	35636525	4.72613	3.31328	1.41286	771860	10.86219	62028416	7023954	1284288	713116	259678	1673684	:	2049972	7588162	82621270	10265362	1812826	21845078	1360377	35283643	117904913

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 28 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees
plaa	Type of Post Looked After Arrangements - Filter by Post Looked After Arrangements
school_type	School type - Filter by school type

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Footnotes

1. The definition of persistent absence changed from the 2015/16 academic year - The information presented for years prior to 2015/16 has been produced using the same methodology in order to allow users to make comparisons on a consistent basis over time.
2. The percentage of persistent absentees is the number of persistent absentees expressed as a percentage of the total number of enrolments.
3. Special schools include maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies. Excludes general hospital schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved for SEN pupils.
4. State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including free schools.
5. Number of enrolments includes pupils on the school roll for at least one session who are aged between 5 and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once (if they moved schools during the academic year or are registered in more than one school).
6. Absence rates are the number of absence sessions expressed as a percentage of the total number of possible sessions.
7. State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.
8. Pupil enrolments missing 10 percent or more of their own possible sessions (due to authorised or unauthorised absence) are classified as persistent absentees.

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