Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

04 - Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs)

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Absence rates for pupil referral units


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
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
Time period
2013/14 to 2020/21

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifieryear_breakdowngeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typeschool_nametrustschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentenrolments_pa_50_exactenrolments_pa_50_exact_percentsess_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
202021Academic yearSix half termsNationalE92000001EnglandPupil referral unit3413035966734462249316140994083937633.7054621.1276212.577852262274.51497844027.8006525648333181258858814782278z51900101452713673169661328357580611629081684721841638451168020912.66386
202021Academic yearSix half termsRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastPupil referral unit182027443562148027958835214433.3723421.6165911.75574158077.9477155227.23236169742654335842z35675447977762697570402335454204511980763860122814.39709
202021Academic yearSix half termsRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestPupil referral unit495231122338246044827727718317137.637322.6647914.97251425481.32288173633.18677519746358395107840311z11692193096264944140467661574776938172585437529173519888914.18355
202021Academic yearSix half termsRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberPupil referral unit35331178751521949911537910412027.8723614.6510213.22134224267.7136868920.809422293636862523054355z383584006115379144819179776429911041202194991332661706216.92234
202021Academic yearSix half termsRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsPupil referral unit221939398538103927666103731726.0770616.713599.36347138571.4285741321.299649631150154485192z20154348957268397667354831643671193979639521025216.04665

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 32 variables
Variable nameVariable description
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)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

  1. 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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