Pupil attendance between 13 April and 24 July 2026 by sex - Summer term
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Summer term local authority, regional and national attendance between 13 April to 24 July 2026, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by sex.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil attendance in schools
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,731
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Afternoon sessions
- Attendance rate
- Authorised absence rate
- Filters
- Education Phase
- Sex
- Time period
- 2025/26 Summer term
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | new_la_code | la_name | old_la_code | education_phase | sex | 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_mobile_child | reason_h_authorised_holiday | reason_e_authorised_excluded | reason_c_authorised_other | reason_c1_authorised_regulated_performance | reason_j1_authorised_interview | reason_c2_authorised_temp_reduced_timetable | reason_b_aea_education_off_site | reason_j_aea_interview | reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity | reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip | reason_w_aea_work_experience | reason_k_aea_education_arranged_by_la | 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_mob_perc | auth_excluded_perc | auth_performance_perc | auth_interview_perc | auth_part_time_perc | auth_other_perc | pa_perc | academic_year |
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| 202526 | Summer term | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | E08000037 | Gateshead | 390 | Special | Female | 4.734375 | 18213 | 282 | 18495 | 2447 | 2030 | 417 | 84 | 20942 | 9064 | 9095 | 18159 | 54 | 1017 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 161 | 30 | 223 | 3 | 88.31534714926941 | 11.68465285073059 | 9.69343902206093 | 1.991213828669659 | 4.856269697259097 | 1.5375799828096648 | 0.7687899914048324 | 1.0648457644924076 | 0.14325279342947186 | 0.014325279342947188 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04775093114315729 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2653996752936683 | 1.9864387355553434 | 28.14070351758794 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Summer term | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000009 | South West | E06000030 | Swindon | 866 | Special | Female | 6.859375 | 19509 | 627 | 20136 | 3527 | 2219 | 1308 | 256 | 23663 | 9649 | 9811 | 19460 | 49 | 1426 | 275 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 461 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 12 | 0 | 210 | 207 | 882 | 9 | 85.09487385369565 | 14.905126146304356 | 9.37750919156489 | 5.527616954739466 | 6.026285762582936 | 1.16215188268605 | 0.887461437687529 | 3.727338038287622 | 0.8747834171491357 | 0.03803406161517982 | 0.0 | 0.08452013692262181 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01267802053839327 | 0.0 | 0.8621053966107425 | 1.2297679922241476 | 40.723981900452486 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Summer term | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | E06000061 | North Northamptonshire | 940 | Special | Male | 7.953125 | 86553 | 1533 | 88086 | 11946 | 8734 | 3212 | 1067 | 100032 | 42870 | 42818 | 85688 | 865 | 3873 | 902 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2945 | 0 | 9 | 944 | 507 | 0 | 26 | 974 | 26 | 0 | 629 | 202 | 2228 | 153 | 88.05782149712093 | 11.942178502879079 | 8.731206014075497 | 3.2109724888035833 | 3.8717610364683304 | 0.9017114523352527 | 0.6287987843889955 | 2.227287268074216 | 0.20193538067818298 | 0.15295105566218808 | 0.045985284708893154 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.014995201535508635 | 0.0 | 0.008997120921305182 | 0.9436980166346769 | 2.944057901471529 | 35.03981797497156 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Summer term | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E06000013 | North Lincolnshire | 813 | Primary | Unknown | 1.98305084745763 | 11404 | 151 | 11555 | 577 | 440 | 137 | 33 | 12132 | 5673 | 5706 | 11379 | 25 | 351 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 95.24398285525882 | 4.75601714474118 | 3.6267721727662376 | 1.1292449719749422 | 2.893175074183976 | 0.23903725684141114 | 0.9314210352786021 | 0.13188262446422683 | 0.06594131223211341 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.06594131223211341 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.42861852950873724 | 14.814814814814813 | 202526 |
| 202526 | Summer term | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | E06000049 | Cheshire East | 895 | Primary | Female | 119.59375 | 1432536 | 30730 | 1463266 | 69007 | 46723 | 22284 | 12738 | 1532273 | 709450 | 712433 | 1421883 | 10653 | 33865 | 4229 | 130 | 1 | 174 | 0 | 105 | 6271 | 13 | 636 | 1299 | 7202 | 0 | 1543 | 21732 | 0 | 253 | 13399 | 2085 | 6108 | 692 | 95.49642916112208 | 4.503570838877929 | 3.0492608040473206 | 1.4543100348306077 | 2.210115299297188 | 0.2759952045099013 | 0.8744525290206119 | 0.3986234828911036 | 0.1360723578631223 | 0.04516166505577009 | 0.008484127828396115 | 6.52625217568932E-5 | 0.011355678785699416 | 0.006852564784473786 | 8.484127828396115E-4 | 0.041506963837384066 | 0.08477601576220425 | 0.40926127393747724 | 12.432260121134842 | 202526 |
Variables in this data set
| 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_interview_perc | Authorised interview rate |
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