Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by geographic level - termly

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Published 6 August 2026

Last updated 6 August 2026

Termly absence information 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.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2025/26
• Number of rows: 12,233
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2018/19 Autumn term to 2025/26 Autumn 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	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	education_phase	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_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	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_q_la_arrangements	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_interview_rate	sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_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
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Total	7145603	989466742	64019479	43789774	20229705	6.4701	4.42559	2.04451	1293073	18.09607	151279	2.11709	33340851	3096300	115481	16135	74235	z	z	1255463	110894	47537	2177100	3555778	43789774	4454312	1975323	13524221	275849	20229705	64019479	z	2853503	23854	3.36958	0.31293	0.01167	0.00163	0.0075	z	z	0.12688	0.011210000000000000000	0.004800000000000000000	0.220030000000000000000	0.35936	4.42559	0.45017	0.19964	1.36682	0.02788	2.04451	6.4701	z
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	3723143	521508884	26693364	19424243	7269121	5.11849	3.72462	1.39386	535682	14.3879	38092	1.02311	15336257	1335178	67732	1780	60281	z	z	173050	65164	18759	785159	1580883	19424243	2844151	823994	3456518	144458	7269121	26693364	z	427539	4325	2.94075	0.25602	0.01299	0.00034	0.01156	z	z	0.03318	0.012500000000000000000	0.003600000000000000000	0.150560000000000000000	0.30314	3.72462	0.54537	0.158	0.66279	0.0277	1.39386	5.11849	z
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded secondary	3271301	446967132	34654178	22400439	12253739	7.75318	5.01165	2.74153	704351	21.53122	103284	3.15728	16896782	1555718	45906	14282	12778	z	z	1046851	44632	28027	1099041	1656422	22400439	1520508	1087198	9528798	117235	12253739	34654178	z	2264556	12377	3.78032	0.34806	0.01027	0.0032	0.00286	z	z	0.23421	0.009990000000000000000	0.006270000000000000000	0.245890000000000000000	0.37059	5.01165	0.34018	0.24324	2.13188	0.02623	2.74153	7.75318	z
202526	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Special	151159	20990726	2671937	1965092	706845	12.72913	9.36172	3.36742	53040	35.08888	9903	6.55138	1107812	205404	1843	73	1176	z	z	35562	1098	751	292900	318473	1965092	89653	64131	538905	14156	706845	2671937	z	161408	7152	5.27763	0.97855	0.00878	0.00035	0.0056	z	z	0.16942	0.005230000000000000000	0.003580000000000000000	1.395380000000000000000	1.51721	9.36172	0.42711	0.30552	2.56735	0.06744	3.36742	12.72913	z
202526	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				Total	719867	100677389	6974863	4313470	2661393	6.92793	4.28445	2.64349	141071	19.59681	18172	2.52436	3277590	293265	5786	682	7554	z	z	180878	3678	3585	230814	309638	4313470	627781	215714	1794429	23469	2661393	6974863	z	302650	3099	3.25554	0.29129	0.00575	0.00068	0.0075	z	z	0.17966	0.003650000000000000000	0.003560000000000000000	0.229260000000000000000	0.30755	4.28445	0.62356	0.21426	1.78236	0.02331	2.64349	6.92793	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 55 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
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 severe 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. Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 and 2021/22 only, but not as an absence within absence rates. Comparisons with these years should be treated with caution.

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