Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in state funded alternative provision - autumn term

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Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with 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 type
Number of rows
1,815
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
Time period
2013/14 Autumn term to 2024/25 Autumn term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phasenum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentenrolments_pa_50_exactenrolments_pa_50_exact_percentsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_ext_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_interviewsess_auth_reg_performancesess_auth_temp_reduced_timetablesess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_q_la_arrangements
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded alternative provision327300393095106126716770696156020640.94122.841318.09972430980.924797761158838.5765171918961523905130245216zz476731408267277218166284706961183693945149376286245602061267167z7118111315
202425Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberState-funded alternative provision343025350450119498533886611034.098415.234118.8643222373.4876033190029.75206612165842764010zz2940135312069910234533882503242456140504366110119498z5850666
202425Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000007LondonState-funded alternative provision534496422264158547774728107537.546918.346819.2001342676.20106762144332.09519573243593646609732zz479426911016217278887747222441029467462107581075158547z20475114
202425Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000009South WestState-funded alternative provision3432983314171551311169073822446.808435.274911.5335277984.26318981152746.300788362362326025166zz491174326673918854116907148416473476932438224155131z43933299
202425Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestState-funded alternative provision48487253386122978411503911474543.041921.548521.4934413584.8727422204942.0566502532890411335262zz1042528624409672623511503938137332103371229114745229784z5369711

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 35 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

  1. 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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