Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 05 January and 02 April 2026 - Spring term

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Published 16 April 2026

Last updated 16 April 2026

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 05 January and 02 April 2026, 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 13 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 Spring 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	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000030	Tower Hamlets	211	Primary	60.8813559322034	16682.9152542373	1784499	1794304	9805	114485	82342	32143	38669	1908789	859272	887235	1746507	37992	65741	5169	3331	2	1	0	422	5825	45	344	1462	1189	0	248	8146	0	222	13284	677	15572	2610	66	23491	94.00221816031	5.99778183968998	4.31383458307859	1.68394725661139	3.44412085358832	0.270799967937787	0.695938629151782	0.815805204242061	0.0354675136958564	0.136735909521691	0.174508549661592	0.000104778474729266	5.23892373646328e-05	0.022108258167875	0.00235751568140847	0.0180218976534337	0.0765930650270931	0.305167307648986	19.0663390663391
202526	202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E08000030	Walsall	335	Primary	80.5254237288136	21742.7796610169	2211808	2223888	12080	133148	81250	51898	41256	2357036	1071531	1103476	2175007	36801	58384	5255	7042	0	92	0	798	5723	9	47	3900	1755	0	471	9757	2	95	10189	4455	36513	741	85	22926	94.3510408835504	5.64895911644964	3.44712596668019	2.20183314976946	2.47700926078346	0.222949500983439	0.432280202763131	1.54910658980177	0.189008568388434	0.0314377888161233	0.298765059167531	0	0.00390320724842557	0.0338560802635174	0.000381835491693805	0.00199402978995654	0.165462046400649	0.242804946551516	16.5047263134755
202526	202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000004	Bexley	303	Primary	56.271186440678	16792.4237288136	1796273	1812152	15879	87649	63898	23751	26074	1899801	878772	893532	1772304	23969	51095	5689	1925	10	0	0	292	3355	58	44	1430	1725	0	346	13676	0	132	6510	2105	14462	674	60	22044	95.3864115241544	4.61358847584563	3.36340490398731	1.25018357185832	2.68949221523728	0.299452416332026	0.342667468855949	0.761237624361709	0.110801078639289	0.0354774000013686	0.10132640208106	0.000526370919901611	0	0.015370030861127	0.00305295133542934	0.00231603204756709	0.0752710415459303	0.17659744362699	13.1215392359752
202526	202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E10000031	Warwickshire	937	Primary	186.610169491525	37942.593220339	3982215	4014861	32646	209360	162734	46626	47916	4224221	1957945	1982858	3940803	41412	122029	10388	2799	7	844	0	2310	15258	108	116	8875	3861	0	2454	25229	2	1100	11674	6504	26269	2179	196	45405	95.0438199137782	4.95618008622181	3.85240260867033	1.10377747755148	2.88879298691996	0.24591516400302	0.276358646955261	0.621866138158965	0.153969217046173	0.0515834753910839	0.0662607377786342	0.000165711026956213	0.0199800152501491	0.0546846388955502	0.00255668441589585	0.00274606844670295	0.210097909176627	0.361202692756842	13.6150467730329
202526	202526	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E06000036	Bracknell Forest	867	Primary	27.8305084745763	8434.37288135593	822600	829989	7389	39955	32331	7624	7747	869944	406341	409356	815697	6903	24509	2158	497	0	48	0	732	2942	53	58	1334	953	0	1417	4734	0	285	2846	844	3616	318	29	9188	95.4071756342937	4.5928243657063	3.71644611607184	0.876378249634459	2.81730778073071	0.248061944217099	0.327147494551373	0.415658938966186	0.0970177390728599	0.0365540770440396	0.0571301141222883	0	0.00551759653494938	0.084143347157978	0.0060923461740066	0.00666709581306383	0.153343203700468	0.338182687621272	12.9386229350054

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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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