Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by geographic level - autumn term

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Published 7 August 2025

Last updated 7 August 2025

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.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2024/25
• Number of rows: 10,607
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Overall absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Unauthorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2006/07 Autumn term to 2024/25 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	education_phase	num_schools	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	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_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_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	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_q_la_arrangements	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_ext_holiday_rate	sess_auth_excluded_rate	sess_auth_interview_rate	sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_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
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Total	21205	7218088	1004248913	64097322	43732582	20364740	6.38261	4.35476	2.02786	1284005	17.78871	147605	2.04493	33246894	3082586	58603	18324	79567	z	z	1376445	106769	45406	1850989	3866999	43732582	4675207	1983455	13387187	318891	20364740	64097322	z	3586976	41297	3.31062	0.30695	0.00584	0.00182	0.00792	z	z	0.13706	0.01063	0.00452	0.18432	0.38506	4.35476	0.46554	0.19751	1.33305	0.03175	2.02786	6.38261	z
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	16701	3792736	533514669	27062526	19724535	7337991	5.0725	3.69709	1.37541	541963	14.2895	33887	0.89347	15836438	1317726	35511	3190	63342	z	z	149461	63903	18857	588808	1647299	19724535	3006336	821347	3370507	139801	7337991	27062526	z	676461	9320	2.96832	0.24699	0.00666	0.0006	0.01187	z	z	0.02801	0.01198	0.00353	0.11036	0.30876	3.69709	0.5635	0.15395	0.63176	0.0262	1.37541	5.0725	z
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded secondary	3414	3282144	450795695	34533186	22129471	12403715	7.6605	4.90898	2.75152	692069	21.08588	104669	3.18904	16342977	1572072	22113	15104	14956	z	z	1193369	41927	24469	1029994	1872490	22129471	1587420	1109262	9541091	165942	12403715	34533186	z	2720685	22704	3.62536	0.34873	0.00491	0.00335	0.00332	z	z	0.26473	0.0093	0.00543	0.22848	0.41537	4.90898	0.35214	0.24607	2.1165	0.03681	2.75152	7.6605	z
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Special	1090	143208	19938549	2501610	1878576	623034	12.5466	9.42183	3.12477	49973	34.8954	9049	6.31878	1067479	192788	979	30	1269	z	z	33615	939	2080	232187	347210	1878576	81451	52846	475589	13148	623034	2501610	z	189830	9273	5.35384	0.96691	0.00491	0.00015	0.00636	z	z	0.16859	0.00471	0.01043	1.16451	1.7414	9.42183	0.40851	0.26504	2.38527	0.06594	3.12477	12.5466	z
202425	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West				Total	3070	992810	139805411	8832828	5675926	3156902	6.31794	4.05988	2.25807	174356	17.56187	19654	1.97963	4339508	430414	6609	971	10305	z	z	186621	7352	5849	203763	484534	5675926	824833	325617	1959265	47187	3156902	8832828	z	362777	3070	3.10396	0.30787	0.00473	0.00069	0.00737	z	z	0.13349	0.00526	0.00418	0.14575	0.34658	4.05988	0.58999	0.23291	1.40142	0.03375	2.25807	6.31794	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 56 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more missed)

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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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