Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by geographic level - termly

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Published 20 July 2023

Last updated 20 July 2023

Termly absence information 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.

Data set details

Theme: Pupils and schools
Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
Release: Autumn term 2022/23
Release type
Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators: Authorised absence rate
Authorised holiday rate
Authorised other rate
Filters: School type
Time period: 2012/13 Autumn term to 2022/23 Autumn 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	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	school_type	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_authorised	sess_unauthorised	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	enrolments	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised_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	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional	sess_auth_illness_rate	sess_auth_appointments_rate	sess_auth_religious_rate	sess_auth_study_rate	sess_auth_traveller_rate	sess_auth_holiday_rate	sess_auth_excluded_rate	sess_auth_other_rate	sess_auth_totalreasons_rate	sess_unauth_holiday_rate	sess_unauth_late_rate	sess_unauth_other_rate	sess_unauth_noyet_rate	sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate	sess_overall_totalreasons_rate	sess_x_covid_rate
202122	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	845	E10000011	East Sussex	State-funded primary	3858625	235540	161286	74254	6473	20.1400124455507	202	0.628500311138768	32140	6.10425	4.17988	1.92436	128908	8790	496	4	255	4217	z	1084	17532	161286	33142	5215	34198	1699	74254	235540	2047	3553	3.34078	0.22780	0.01285	0.00010	0.00661	0.10929	0.02809	0.45436	4.17988	0.85891	0.13515	0.88627	0.04403	1.92436	6.10425	0.05305
202122	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	846	E06000043	Brighton and Hove	Special	41159	5777	4720	1057	158	40.2035623409669	29	7.37913486005089	393	14.03581	11.46772	2.56809	1568	478	10	0	0	393	z	92	2179	4720	36	7	1000	14	1057	5777	116	0	3.80962	1.16135	0.02430	0.00000	0.00000	0.95483	0.22352	5.29410	11.46772	0.08747	0.01701	2.42960	0.03401	2.56809	14.03581	0.28183
202122	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	852	E06000045	Southampton	State-funded primary	1916703	135571	86456	49115	4215	24.5314864392969	141	0.820626236759399	17182	7.07314	4.51066	2.56247	67636	3883	1419	1	555	1619	z	635	10708	86456	18951	3410	26298	456	49115	135571	105	1695	3.52877	0.20259	0.07403	0.00005	0.02896	0.08447	0.03313	0.55867	4.51066	0.98873	0.17791	1.37204	0.02379	2.56247	7.07314	0.00548
202122	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	867	E06000036	Bracknell Forest	Special	17504	1841	1493	348	60	37.7358490566038	2	1.25786163522013	159	10.5176	8.52948	1.98812	785	146	2	0	0	44	z	30	486	1493	32	49	267	0	348	1841	0	0	4.48469	0.83410	0.01143	0.00000	0.00000	0.25137	0.17139	2.77651	8.52948	0.18282	0.27994	1.52537	0.00000	1.98812	10.51760	0.00000
202122	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	867	E06000036	Bracknell Forest	State-funded secondary	739211	63821	46659	17162	1909	28.0611494928708	161	2.36660296927826	6803	8.63366	6.312	2.32166	32402	3437	108	4070	38	245	z	1529	4830	46659	2738	1422	12912	90	17162	63821	484	4758	4.38332	0.46496	0.01461	0.55059	0.00514	0.03314	0.20684	0.65340	6.31200	0.37039	0.19237	1.74673	0.01218	2.32166	8.63366	0.06548

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 48 variables
Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Persistent absence rate
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Severe absence rate

Footnotes

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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