Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 02 January and 31 March 2024 by FSM - Spring term

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Published 11 July 2024

Last updated 11 July 2024

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 2 January and 31 March 2024, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 26 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Free school meal eligibility
  • School Type
• Time period: 2023/24 Spring 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	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	school_type	free_school_meals_indicator	num_schools	present_sessions	approved_educational_activity	overall_attendance	overall_absence	authorised_absence	unauthorised_absence	late_sessions	possible_sessions	reason_present_am	reason_present_pm	reason_present	reason_l_present_late_before_registers_closed	reason_i_authorised_illness	reason_m_authorised_medical_dental	reason_r_authorised_religious_observance	reason_s_authorised_study_leave	reason_t_authorised_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	attendance_perc	overall_absence_perc	authorised_absence_perc	unauthorised_absence_perc	illness_perc	appointments_perc	unauth_hol_perc	unauth_oth_perc	unauth_late_registers_closed_perc	unauth_not_yet_perc	auth_religious_perc	auth_study_perc	auth_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000002	Bury	351	Secondary	FSM eligible	11.775862068965518	264080	3821	267901	47496	21875	25621	17617	315397	118999	130687	249686	14394	14762	1107	9	18	68	68	2264	3579	2227	3871	45	122	1185	242	806	3223	21425	167	84.94088402870034	15.059115971299663	6.935703256530658	8.123412714769005	4.680450353047112	0.35098621737048863	0.25555094056062677	6.793025932396313	1.0218867015222086	0.05294914028985691	0.0028535464826868993	0.005707092965373799	0.02156012898030102	0.02156012898030102	0.7178254707559044	1.1347603179484904	42.01932689103632	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E06000057	Northumberland	929	Secondary	FSM eligible	28.32758620689655	394191	7557	401748	74108	40418	33690	22363	475856	180798	192029	372827	21364	20847	2306	8	0	105	63	5837	11250	5121	2077	22	334	1882	198	1024	999	31553	114	84.42638109007767	15.57361890992233	8.493746007195455	7.0798729027268745	4.380947177297333	0.4846003833092364	0.21519115026394536	6.630787465115497	0.20993746007195455	0.023956827275478296	0.0016811808614370732	0.0	0.022065498806361588	0.013239299283816954	1.2266315860260246	2.3641605863958843	42.77356446370531	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000008	Croydon	306	Special	FSM Not eligible	6.741379310344827	30397	843	31240	3479	2830	649	281	34719	14924	15257	30181	216	1758	348	0	0	0	34	20	670	785	0	7	7	15	29	68	65	509	7	89.97955010224949	10.020449897750511	8.151156427316456	1.8692934704340562	5.063509893718137	1.0023330165039317	0.19585817563869926	1.4660560500014401	0.18721737377228606	0.02016187102163081	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.09792908781934963	0.057605345776088016	1.9297790834989486	27.878787878787882	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000015	Harrow	310	Special	FSM Not eligible	4	23647	116	23763	3414	3298	116	211	27177	11665	11786	23451	196	1867	442	0	0	0	6	2	981	26	0	0	34	54	2	50	15	50	1	87.43790705375869	12.562092946241307	12.135261434301063	0.4268315119402436	6.86977959303823	1.6263752437723076	0.18397909997424292	0.18397909997424292	0.05519372999227287	0.003679581999484859	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.02207749199690915	0.007359163998969718	3.609669941494646	32.83018867924528	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E06000010	Kingston upon Hull, City of	810	Secondary	Unknown	3.5344827586206895	22545	50	22595	1894	972	922	838	24489	10632	11119	21751	794	734	21	0	0	0	0	157	60	22	277	2	10	14	2	130	44	744	4	92.2659153089142	7.734084691085793	3.9691289966923926	3.7649556943934006	2.9972640777491932	0.08575278696557638	0.5308505859773777	3.038098738208992	0.1796725060231124	0.01633386418391931	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.641104169218833	0.24500796275878967	25.925925925925924	202324

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 variables

Variable name	Variable description
appointments_perc	Authorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activity	Sessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_perc	Attendance rate
auth_excluded_perc	Authorised exclusions absence rate
auth_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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