Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 08 September and 20 December 2025 - Autumn term

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Published 22 January 2026

Last updated 22 January 2026

Autumn term local authority, regional and national attendance between 08 September and 20 December 2025, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 2 2026
• Number of rows: 647
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
• Time period: 2025/26 Autumn term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

academic_year	time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	education_phase	num_schools	enrolments	present_sessions	overall_attendance	approved_educational_activity	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	total_num_schools	total_enrolments	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
202526	202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E06000020	Telford and Wrekin	894	Primary	55.5428571428571	13785.3285714286	1797873	1814598	16725	99053	74674	24379	23401	1913651	881336	895547	1776883	20990	60244	4589	50	1	57	0	400	5601	88	468	3176	899	0	1507	14142	0	177	6095	2411	14732	1141	56	16001	94.8238733185936	5.17612668140638	3.90217442992479	1.27395225148159	3.14811843956918	0.239803391527504	0.318501126903495	0.769837342336717	0.125989535186928	0.0596242470544525	0.0026128066193888	5.2256132387776e-05	0.00297859954610323	0.0209024529551104	0.00459853965012429	0.0244558699574792	0.165965476463577	0.292686597503934	15.8712228184129
202526	202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000035	Leeds	383	Primary	218.8	58818.3571428571	7306873	7361155	54282	430343	283944	146399	112608	7791498	3566308	3644985	7211293	95580	227512	19198	1080	45	40	0	1898	21060	213	246	12652	8651	0	2619	41723	1	1288	50623	17028	73551	5197	221	69738	94.4767617215586	5.52323827844145	3.64427995746132	1.87895832098012	2.92000331643543	0.246396777615806	0.649721016420719	0.94399048809356	0.2185459073467	0.066700909119145	0.0138612626224123	0.000577552609267178	0.000513380097126381	0.0243598856086468	0.00273374901719798	0.00315728759732724	0.162382124721074	0.270294621137039	17.3533937425201
202526	202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E08000021	Newcastle upon Tyne	391	Primary	71.5428571428571	17725.3142857143	2296504	2308047	11543	131076	87198	43878	41277	2439123	1112483	1146177	2258660	37844	73493	5713	106	0	3	0	731	4083	28	88	2953	955	0	202	10266	4	116	15318	3433	24040	1087	72	22750	94.6261012667258	5.37389873327421	3.57497346382286	1.79892526945136	3.01309118072356	0.234223530342668	0.6280126094502	0.985600152185847	0.140747309586273	0.0445651982290356	0.00434582429832362	0	0.000122995027311046	0.0299697883214582	0.00114795358823643	0.00360785413445734	0.121068105216506	0.167396232170333	17.4949094711353
202526	202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E06000009	Blackpool	890	Primary	29.0714285714286	8791.64285714286	1146121	1152052	5931	69753	39378	30375	21921	1221805	554860	573002	1127862	18259	31603	3252	23	3	191	0	666	2643	30	13	954	217	0	1060	4581	1	72	8299	3662	18030	384	30	11439	94.2909875143742	5.70901248562578	3.22293655697922	2.48607592864655	2.58658296536681	0.266163585842258	0.679240959072847	1.47568556357193	0.299720495496417	0.0314289105053589	0.00188246078547722	0.000245538363323116	0.0156326091315717	0.0545095166577318	0.00245538363323116	0.00106399957440017	0.078081199536751	0.216319298087665	19.1203355199484
202526	202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E06000060	Buckinghamshire	825	Primary	181.757142857143	38187.4714285714	4752743	4777838	25095	254367	200144	54223	61327	5032205	2326602	2372880	4699482	53261	159974	13173	843	42	1194	0	1210	16403	389	247	6669	2605	0	1731	19937	0	822	22549	8066	22021	1587	184	45431	94.9452178518165	5.05478214818355	3.97726245254317	1.07751969564038	3.1790040350105	0.261773914218519	0.448093827656067	0.437601409322553	0.16028758764796	0.0315368710138001	0.016752099725667	0.000834624185620419	0.0237271732769233	0.0240451253476359	0.00773020971919864	0.00490838509162484	0.132526397473871	0.325960488493613	14.4430551491128

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 57 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_interview_perc	Authorised interview rate

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