Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence - autumn and spring term combined

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Published 20 October 2022

Last updated 20 October 2022

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. Includes school level data.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2021/22
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2021/22 Autumn and spring term

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Data set preview

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	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	school_type	school_name	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	num_schools	enrolments	enrol_overall	enrol_authorised	enrol_unauthorised	enrol_auth_illness	enrol_auth_appointments	enrol_auth_religious	enrol_auth_study	enrol_auth_traveller	enrol_auth_holiday	enrol_auth_ext_holiday	enrol_auth_excluded	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional
201617	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England									Special					1015	92854	86512	85015	28245	71778	52739	6547	117	83	6399	z	4618	27036	2726	6545	20380	4375	0	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England									State-funded primary					16790	3876432	3335008	3195041	1130551	2851229	984914	285928	564	3876	94867	z	24574	448147	368866	272443	610649	114953	0	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England									State-funded secondary					3399	2870990	2507421	2422884	868064	2175473	898281	191477	10843	1294	31744	z	117065	472347	152680	136368	632155	140737	0	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England									Total					21204	6840276	5928941	5702940	2026860	5098480	1935934	483952	11524	5253	133010	z	146257	947530	524272	415356	1263184	260065	0	0
201718	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England									Special					1022	98087	92103	90530	31419	76452	54826	407	79	81	6803	z	4649	37021	3176	7620	22851	4318	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 21 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrol_auth_appointments	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
enrol_auth_excluded	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
enrol_auth_ext_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
enrol_auth_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
enrol_auth_illness	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness

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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

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