Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

06 - Absence rates by pupil characteristic

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Absence information for the full academic year, by pupil characteristics including SEN, FSM, language, year group, gender and ethnicity for England. 


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate exact
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
Filters
  • Characteristic
  • School type
Time period
2012/13 to 2020/21

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifierabsence_termstime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typecharacteristicenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentenrolments_pa_50_exactenrolments_pa_50_exact_percentsess_possible_pa_10_exactsess_overall_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_pa_10_exactsess_overall_percent_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exactsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_ext_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_x_covid_rate
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primaryGender male2015643720147583270926992034669867460013.76212.825350.936751863079.24306155840.77315278558799644113575547674540368301419.3156813.052026.2636712470961109139566130657586987175055z13900552704301989571413480064474314536247288410662009426515808133441347296660718.52972226
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primaryFSM Not eligible30450761103558222324339812556515168688302.939042.316610.622431671735.4899587030.2858056745518946599820917015242296684918.0869512.71125.37575168102051426009920664856110648275697z7142553651752498067919721453579874100752303704673458831715267203833696441037218.47058831
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandTotalFSM unclassified57929141303836519216369120150125.8444611.5843314.260133055052.736971903732.862642269536035080315387319693050.4491222.1285428.320585397828706841991536201z3489993081622656192152617810814097199923362188135154115729.564781697
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primaryFSM not eligible in last 6 years28857141048120478296285592362174360068162.826832.253720.57311465765.0793777720.2693267594846371686029086175307242760117.7512312.742125.0091115618992133713284327278697497263014z5994748574142307805418312383096813482270263063588625228964306193357752415804218.44804639
Academic yearSix half terms202021NationalE92000001EnglandTotalFSM unclassified in last 6 years829808088701138030960693577337417.064667.503499.561163767245.398891833322.093275492957422122850049279173570941.5395616.6628624.876727256919059240491632160473820z23925238206599307699267567652621364177665311365838802592441949.922384324

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 40 variables
Variable nameVariable description
characteristicCharacteristic - Filter by characteristic
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of persistent absentees (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

  1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
  2. Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.

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