Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 01 April and 19 July 2024 by FSM - Summer term

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Published 8 August 2024

Last updated 8 August 2024

Summer term local authority, regional and national attendance between 01 April and 19 July 2024, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 29 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Free school meal eligibility
  • School Type
• Time period: 2023/24 Summer 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	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	school_type	free_school_meals_indicator	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_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	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_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202324	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E06000010	Kingston upon Hull, City of	810	Secondary	FSM Not eligible	12.984375	1008966	27495	1036461	86932	36915	50017	35396	1123393	481089	493239	974328	34638	23539	3039	192	438	0	177	3815	5715	2957	11773	490	2171	11565	10312	9953	758	38844	462	92.26165731849851	7.738342681501487	3.2860272406895894	4.452315440811898	2.095348644686232	0.27051975577558346	0.8859766795769601	3.457739188333914	0.06747416086801324	0.04112541203301071	0.01709108032540705	0.03898902699233483	0.0	0.01575583967498462	0.33959620542410357	0.5087266878109442	24.244764018917092	202324
202324	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands	E06000017	Rutland	857	Secondary	Unknown	1.4918032786885247	24419	611	25030	2263	1342	921	369	27293	12154	11897	24051	368	880	123	0	27	2	0	36	274	308	0	11	38	254	0	82	1	830	8	91.70849668413146	8.291503315868539	4.9170116879786026	3.3744916278899355	3.224269959330231	0.4506650056791119	0.3004433371194079	3.0410728025501044	0.0036639431356025355	0.029311545084820284	0.0	0.09892646466126845	0.007327886271205071	0.0	0.1319019528816913	1.0039204191550946	21.6	202324
202324	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000025	Newham	316	Special	FSM Not eligible	2.984375	8343	68	8411	1207	853	354	306	9618	3925	4204	8129	214	505	133	28	0	0	6	10	171	60	0	0	2	6	0	18	92	233	11	87.45061343314619	12.549386566853816	8.868787689748387	3.680598877105427	5.250571844458307	1.3828238719068413	0.18714909544603867	2.422541068829278	0.9565398211686421	0.11436889166146808	0.2911208151382824	0.0	0.0	0.06238303181534623	0.1039717196922437	1.7779164067373672	42.69662921348314	202324
202324	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000022	Bath and North East Somerset	800	Special	Unknown	1.984375	9772	281	10053	978	730	248	62	11031	4851	4859	9710	62	385	89	0	0	0	16	0	240	136	0	0	18	90	37	148	0	98	2	91.13407669295621	8.865923307043785	6.617713715891578	2.2482095911522073	3.490164083038709	0.8068171516634939	1.3416734656876075	0.8884054029553078	0.0	0.018130722509291996	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.14504578007433597	0.0	2.1756867011150396	27.083333333333332	202324
202324	Summer term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E08000030	Walsall	335	Secondary	Unknown	8.942028985507246	142879	2217	145096	12445	6503	5942	5497	157541	67673	69901	137574	5305	4712	445	95	248	18	0	290	695	227	602	8	39	1941	2	947	192	4782	21	92.10046908423838	7.899530915761612	4.127814346741483	3.7717165690201284	2.9909674307005796	0.28246615166845457	0.6011133609663516	3.035400308491123	0.1218730362254905	0.013329863337163024	0.06030176271573749	0.15741933845792525	0.011425597146139735	0.0	0.18407906513225128	0.4411550009203953	22.43060765191298	202324

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 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_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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