Table 1C - Weekly attendance in state schools during the COVID-19 outbreak at local authority level
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This file contains weekly attendance data at local authority level for state-funded education settings for each Thursday in the autumn term (from 10 September until 17 December 2020) and first half of the spring term (13 January until 11 February 2021). It also includes workforce absence statistics in the autumn term (from 10 September until 17 December 2020) and first half of the spring term (13 January until 11 February 2021).
The data is shown for each local authority and is further split by the following school phases:
- state-funded secondary schools
- state-funded primary schools
- state-funded special schools
- all state-funded schools.
Data is in this file has been not been scaled to account for non-response so it is not nationally representative.
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Data set details
- Theme
- COVID-19
- Publication
- Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Release
- Week 12 2021
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, Regional
- Indicators
- Attendance in fully open schools (%)
- Attendance in schools (%)
- Lower estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19
- Filters
- Date
- Phase of education
- Time period
- 2020 Week 37 to 2021 Week 6
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| time_period | time_identifier | Date | la_name | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | new_la_code | old_la_code | Phase | number_schools_responded | response_rate | number_open_schools | proportion_open_schools | number_fully_open_schools | proportion_fully_open_schools | number_of_schools_with_one_or_more_pupils_self_isolating_due_to_COVID_contact_within_school | proportion_of_schools_with_one_or_more_pupils_self_isolating_due_to_COVID_contact_within_school | number_children_attending | proportion_children_attending | number_children_attending_fully_open | proportion_children_attending_fully_open | number_pupils_with_SW_attending | proportion_pupils_with_SW_attending | number_pupils_with_SW_attending_fully_open | proportion_pupils_with_SW_attending_fully_open | number_pupils_with_EHCP_attending | proportion_pupils_with_EHCP_attending | number_pupils_with_EHCP_attending_fully_open | proportion_pupils_with_EHCP_attending_fully_open | number_children_of_critical_workers_attending_state_funded_schools | proportion_of_all_children_in_attendance_who_are_children_of_critical_workers | Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID-19 | Lower_estimate_as_%_of_all_pupils | Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID-19 | Upper_estimate_as_%_of_all_pupils | Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID-19 | proportion_pupils_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_COVID-19 | Total_pupils_absent_from_open_schools_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID-19 | proportion_pupils_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID-19 | Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_self_isolating | Lower_estimate_self_isolating_as_%_of_all_pupils | Upper_estimate_for_total_pupils_self_isolating | Upper_estimate_self_isolating_as_%_of_all_pupils | Total_pupils_not_attending_because_school_is_closed | proportion_pupils_not_attending_because_school_is_closed | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_in_responding_schools | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_responding_open_schools | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_on_roll_responding_schools_closed_due_to_covid | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_for_non_covid_19_reasons | proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_absent_for_non_covid_19_reasons | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_in_responding_schools | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_in_open_responding_schools | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_attending_on_site_in_open_schools | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_on_roll_responding_schools_closed_due_to_covid | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_suspected_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_with_a_confirmed_case_of_covid_19 | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_in_school | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_isolating_due_to_contact_outside_school | number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_for_non_covid_19_reasons | proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_absent_for_non_covid_19_reasons | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_non_COVID_reasons | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_non_COVID_reasons | Number_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_all_COVID_reasons | Proportion_of_teachers_and_school_leaders_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_all_COVID_reasons | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_suspected_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_a_confirmed_case_of_COVID19 | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_inside_the_school | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_in_open_schools_self_isolating_and_cannot_teach_remotely_due_to_potential_contact_with_a_case_of_COVID19_outside_the_school | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_non_COVID_reasons | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_non_COVID_reasons | Number_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_all_COVID_reasons | Proportion_of_teaching_assistants_and_other_staff_who_cannot_teach_on_site_or_remotely_in_open_schools_due_to_all_COVID_reasons | small_flag | low_response_flag |
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| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | All state-funded schools | 52 | 86.7 | 52 | 100 | 41 | 78.8 | - | - | 32550 | 82.5 | 26449 | 86.2 | 607 | 82.4 | 469 | 85.9 | 874 | 76.9 | 608 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | State-funded primary | 38 | 88.4 | 38 | 100 | 30 | 78.9 | - | - | 17520 | 80.8 | 14167 | 84.8 | 338 | 86.7 | 260 | 89.7 | 352 | 87.1 | 286 | 88.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | State-funded secondary | 11 | 84.6 | 11 | 100 | 9 | 81.8 | - | - | 14723 | 85.2 | 12101 | 88 | 219 | 76.6 | 183 | 83.6 | 251 | 83.1 | 177 | 83.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barking and Dagenham | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000002 | 301 | State-funded special | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 50 | - | - | 269 | 64 | 143 | 97.9 | 36 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 269 | 64 | 143 | 97.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Week 37 | 10/09/2020 | Barnet | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | E09000003 | 302 | All state-funded schools | 103 | 81.7 | 103 | 100 | 86 | 83.5 | - | - | 36283 | 81 | 30681 | 87.3 | 462 | 77.3 | 396 | 84.1 | 1243 | 79.2 | 1101 | 83.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| Date | Date |
| Lower_estimate_as_%_of_all_pupils | Lower estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 as % of all pupils |
| Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_self_isolating | Lower estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 |
| Lower_estimate_for_total_pupils_unable_to_attend_school_because_of_COVID-19 | Lower estimate for total pupils unable to attend school because of COVID-19 |
| Lower_estimate_self_isolating_as_%_of_all_pupils | Lower estimate for total pupils self-isolating due to a potential contact with COVID-19 as % of all pupils |
Footnotes
- COVID-19 related reasons include a confirmed or suspected case of coronavirus and self-isolation due to potential contact with a case of coronavirus. Staff that are shielding would not be included in these figures.
- Data is based on responding schools only. Unlike national level data, no adjustments are made for non-response. Response rates vary by local authority and different schools within a region may respond on different days. Care should be taken when comparing regions and when interpreting trends over time because differences could be due to response bias or different schools being included in the data.
- In the Spring term, schools have been asked to report the number of teachers and school leaders or teaching assistants and support staff who cannot work on-site or remotely. In the Autumn term, schools were asked to report the number of teachers and school leaders or teaching assistants and support staff who cannot work on-site only. As such, the absence measures for workforce during Autumn term are not comparable to absence measures for workforce Spring term.
- Due to poor weather conditions in parts of England, there was an increase in non-COVID related closures on 14, 15, 25 and 26 January, and 2, 8, 9, 10 and 11 February.
- Pupils with a social worker are considered ‘children in need’. Our analysis after adjusting for non-response suggests that schools may be under-reporting the number of children with a social worker when compared to the most recently published children in need statistics. Therefore these estimates only account for pupils with a social worker that are identified by schools.
- Absence rates for teaching assistants and other staff are likely to be less robust as more work part-time. There are likely to be inconsistencies in how schools treat part time staff in their reported data, for example some may update their on roll numbers daily to account for part-time staff ‘expected’ to be on-site and others may not.
- Workforce absences are not known in closed schools. This means these figures are likely to be under-estimates of the numbers of workforce with confirmed or suspected cases and self-isolating, particularly when the proportion of schools closed for COVID-19 related reasons is higher.
- The following education settings are included: academies (including free schools and studio schools), local authority maintained schools (excluding local authority nursery schools), non-maintained special schools, alternative provision and university technical colleges.
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