Absence rates as a percentage of possible sessions by band - autumn and spring term combined
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The number of pupil enrolments by their absence in the term as a percentage of possible sessions. Covers overall absence, authorised absence and unauthorised absence.
Data by one percent bands.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
- Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
- Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Filters
- Absence percentage band
- School type
- Time period
- 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2022/23 Autumn and spring term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | school_type | percent_bands | enrolments_overall | enrolments_overall_percent | enrolments_authorised | enrolments_authorised_percent | enrolments_unauthorised | enrolments_unauthorised_percent | enrolments_sess_x_covid | enrolments_sess_x_covid_percent | enrolments_illness | enrolments_illness_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201617 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 0.00 | 6342 | 6.83008 | 7839 | 8.44229 | 64609 | 69.5813 | 0 | 0 | 21076 | 22.698 |
| 201617 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 0.01 - 0.99 | 6817 | 7.34163 | 7680 | 8.27105 | 10285 | 11.0765 | 0 | 0 | 10051 | 10.8245 |
| 201617 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 1.00 - 1.99 | 9807 | 10.5617 | 10843 | 11.6775 | 4686 | 5.04663 | 0 | 0 | 11711 | 12.6123 |
| 201617 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 10.00 - 10.99 | 2720 | 2.92933 | 2648 | 2.85179 | 358 | 0.38555 | 0 | 0 | 1665 | 1.79314 |
| 201617 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 11.00 - 11.99 | 2189 | 2.35746 | 2035 | 2.19161 | 269 | 0.2897 | 0 | 0 | 1198 | 1.2902 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| enrolments_authorised | Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence |
| enrolments_authorised_percent | Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence |
| enrolments_illness | Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence |
| enrolments_illness_percent | Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence |
| enrolments_overall | Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence |
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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