Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates as a percentage of possible sessions by band

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Published 16 March 2023

Last updated 16 March 2023

The number of pupil enrolments by overall, authorised and unauthorised absence percentage point bands.

Data set details

Theme: Pupils and schools
Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
Release: Academic year 2021/22
Release type
Geographic levels: National
Indicators: Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Filters: Absence percentage band
School type
Time period: 2013/14 to 2021/22

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifier	year_breakdown	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	school_type	percent_bands	enrolments_overall	enrolments_overall_percent	enrolments_authorised	enrolments_authorised_percent	enrolments_unauthorised	enrolments_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_sess_x_covid	enrolments_sess_x_covid_percent	enrolments_illness	enrolments_illness_percent
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England	Special	0	4124	5.02933	5096	6.21471	54434	66.38374	z	z	z	z
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England	Special	0.01 - 0.99	5984	7.29765	6893	8.4062	9974	12.16356	z	z	z	z
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England	Special	1.00 - 1.99	9388	11.44892	10464	12.76113	5309	6.47447	z	z	z	z
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England	Special	10.00 - 10.99	2319	2.82808	2173	2.65003	287	0.35	z	z	z	z
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England	Special	11.00 - 11.99	1991	2.42808	1794	2.18783	289	0.35244	z	z	z	z

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables
Variable name	Variable description
enrolments_authorised	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_authorised_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_illness	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
enrolments_illness_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
enrolments_overall	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence

Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
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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