Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs) - school level - autumn term

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Published 20 July 2023

Last updated 20 July 2023

Absence information for pupil referral units (including alternative provision academies and free schools) at school level. Data has been collected from 2013/14.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2022/23
• Number of rows: 3,414
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
  • Number of excluded sessions
  • Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of illness sessions
  • Number of late sessions
  • Number of medical appointments sessions
  • Number of no reason yet sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of overall reasons sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of schools
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
  • Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Number of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
  • Number of study leave sessions
  • Number of traveller sessions
  • Number of unauthorised absence sessions
  • Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Number of unauthorised other sessions
  • Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Percentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
  • Unauthorised absence rate
• Time period: 2013/14 Autumn term to 2022/23 Autumn 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	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	school_type	school_laestab	school_urn	school_name	num_schools	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_authorised	sess_unauthorised	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	sess_auth_illness	sess_auth_appointments	sess_auth_religious	sess_auth_study	sess_auth_traveller	sess_auth_holiday	sess_auth_ext_holiday	sess_auth_excluded	sess_auth_other	sess_auth_totalreasons	sess_unauth_holiday	sess_unauth_late	sess_unauth_other	sess_unauth_noyet	sess_unauth_totalreasons	sess_overall_totalreasons	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional
201617	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	211	E09000030	Tower Hamlets	Pupil referral unit	2111100	100889	London East Alternative Provis	1	162	12706	3561	1122	2439	28.0261	8.83047	19.1957	105	64.81481	29	17.90123	547	117	0	0	0	20	z	273	165	1122	82	0	2357	0	2439	3561	z	1808
201718	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	211	E09000030	Tower Hamlets	Pupil referral unit	2111100	100889	London East Alternative Provis	1	182	14077	3717	1097	2620	26.4048	7.79285	18.6119	126	69.23077	32	17.58242	644	96	0	0	0	20	z	124	213	1097	57	0	2561	2	2620	3717	z	2738
201920	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	211	E09000030	Tower Hamlets	Pupil referral unit	2111100	100889	London East Alternative Provis	1	197	15650	4476	658	3818	28.6006	4.20447	24.3962	137	69.54315	37	18.78173	412	81	0	0	0	0	z	38	127	658	30	0	3788	0	3818	4476	z	0
201819	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	211	E09000030	Tower Hamlets	Pupil referral unit	2111100	100889	London East Alternative Provis	1	218	17846	5238	1126	4112	29.3511	6.30954	23.0416	147	67.43119	37	16.97248	532	82	0	0	0	90	z	212	210	1126	62	0	4049	1	4112	5238	z	0
202223	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	211	E09000030	Tower Hamlets	Pupil referral unit	2111100	100889	London East Alternative Provis	1	169	12031	4440	387	4053	36.9047	3.21669	33.688	139	82.24852	48	28.40237	201	49	0	0	0	44	z	55	38	387	163	0	3888	2	4053	4440	0	5394

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 31 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
num_schools	Number of schools
sess_auth_appointments	Number of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_excluded	Number of excluded sessions
sess_auth_ext_holiday	Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holiday	Number of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_illness	Number of illness sessions
sess_auth_other	Number of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_religious	Number of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_study	Number of study leave sessions
sess_auth_totalreasons	Number of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_traveller	Number of traveller sessions
sess_authorised	Number of authorised absence sessions
sess_authorised_percent	Authorised absence rate
sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percent	Overall absence rate
sess_overall_totalreasons	Number of overall reasons sessions
sess_possible	Number of sessions possible
sess_unauth_holiday	Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_late	Number of late sessions
sess_unauth_noyet	Number of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_other	Number of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasons	Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_percent	Unauthorised absence rate
sess_x_covid	Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_y_exceptional	Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances

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Footnotes

1. 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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