Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms

Absence rates by geographic level - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 20 October 2022

Last updated 20 October 2022

Absence information for both autumn and spring term combined for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. Includes school level data.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2021/22
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2021/22 Autumn and spring term

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Data set preview

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	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	school_name	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	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	sess_auth_illness_rate	sess_auth_appointments_rate	sess_auth_religious_rate	sess_auth_study_rate	sess_auth_traveller_rate	sess_auth_holiday_rate	sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate	sess_auth_excluded_rate	sess_auth_other_rate	sess_auth_totalreasons_rate	sess_unauth_holiday_rate	sess_unauth_late_rate	sess_unauth_other_rate	sess_unauth_noyet_rate	sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate	sess_overall_totalreasons_rate	sess_x_covid_rate
201617	Autumn and spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	392	E08000022	North Tyneside	State-funded primary and secondary								71	24279	6198658	270499	209810	60689	4.36383	3.38476	0.97907	2410	9.92627	115	0.47366	177358	14758	619	23	0	3271	z	3189	10592	209810	22116	1453	29974	7146	60689	270499	z	z	2.8612322215550527	0.2380837916852325	0.0099860324605745	3.710480558856e-4	0	0.0527694865566063	z	0.0514466195747531	0.170875695997424	3.384764895885529	0.356786904520301	0.0234405576174714	0.48355627943984	0.115283017711253	0.9790667592888654	4.363831655174394	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	392	E08000022	North Tyneside	State-funded secondary								16	11536	2922120	148067	114865	33202	5.06711	3.93088	1.13623	1451	12.57802	86	0.74549	95535	8416	238	23	0	1043	z	2840	6770	114865	8654	513	17830	6205	33202	148067	z	z	3.2693729210299374	0.288010074877144	0.0081447716041778	7.870997768743e-4	0	0.0356932637947791	z	0.0971897115792644	0.2316811082364858	3.930878950898663	0.2961548464813218	0.0175557471972404	0.6101734357247478	0.2123458311089209	1.1362298605122307	5.067108811410893	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	393	E08000023	South Tyneside	Special								4	434	109038	9453	8072	1381	8.66945	7.40292	1.26653	107	24.65438	14	3.22581	4589	1671	34	0	0	207	z	121	1450	8072	126	0	1255	0	1381	9453	z	z	4.2086245162237015	1.532493259230727	0.0311817898347365	0	0	0.1898420734056017	z	0.1109704873530329	1.3298116253049397	7.4029237513527395	0.1155560446816706	0	1.1509748894880685	0	1.266530934169739	8.669454685522478	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	393	E08000023	South Tyneside	Total								58	18079	4629280	222541	187781	34760	4.80725	4.05638	0.75087	2177	12.0416	126	0.69694	152608	11464	1081	0	1	5448	z	3928	13251	187781	7898	1340	24853	669	34760	222541	z	z	3.2965817578543533	0.2476411018560122	0.0233513634949711	0	2.16016313552e-5	0.1176856876231293	z	0.0848512079632254	0.2862432170877545	4.056375937510801	0.1706096844433692	0.0289461860159679	0.5368653440707842	0.0144514913766288	0.7508727059067501	4.807248643417551	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	394	E08000024	Sunderland	State-funded primary and secondary								99	33399	8509713	396770	289561	107209	4.66255	3.40271	1.25984	3657	10.94943	188	0.56289	235549	21195	1738	12	519	3868	z	5139	19089	287109	29369	2625	66556	7351	105901	393010	z	z	2.768001694064183	0.2490683293314357	0.020423720517954	1.410153315394e-4	0.0060989130890783	0.0454539418661945	z	0.0603898157317409	0.224320138646274	3.3738975685784	0.3451232726650123	0.0308471037742401	0.7821180338279329	0.0863836418455005	1.2444720521126857	4.618369620691086	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present
2. Total includes state-funded primary and secondary schools. Does not include special schools. Available from 2006/07 to present (data for special schools is available separately from 2016/17 onwards)

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