Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 06 January and 12 April 2025 - Spring term

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Published 1 May 2025

Last updated 1 May 2025

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 06 January and 12 April 2025, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 15 2025
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
• Time period: 2024/25 Spring term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

academic_year	time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	education_phase	num_schools	enrolments	present_sessions	overall_attendance	approved_educational_activity	overall_absence	authorised_absence	unauthorised_absence	late_sessions	possible_sessions	reason_present_am	reason_present_pm	reason_present	reason_l_present_late_before_registers_closed	reason_i_authorised_illness	reason_m_authorised_medical_dental	reason_r_authorised_religious_observance	reason_s_authorised_study_leave	reason_t_authorised_mobile_child	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_c1_authorised_regulated_performance	reason_j1_authorised_interview	reason_c2_authorised_temp_reduced_timetable	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_k_aea_education_arranged_by_la	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	total_num_schools	total_enrolments	attendance_perc	overall_absence_perc	authorised_absence_perc	unauthorised_absence_perc	illness_perc	appointments_perc	unauth_hol_perc	unauth_oth_perc	unauth_late_registers_closed_perc	unauth_not_yet_perc	auth_religious_perc	auth_study_perc	auth_mob_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_performance_perc	auth_interview_perc	auth_part_time_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc
202425	202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	E10000029	Suffolk	935	Primary	249.783333333333	45820.4833333333	5057443	5090475	33032	280433	225349	55084	48453	5370908	2498887	2520223	5019110	38333	178144	14585	1322	13	53	0	3264	16528	87	148	11205	5456	0	5137	20866	0	1573	14538	10120	26968	3458	253	54679	94.7786668473934	5.2213331526066	4.19573375675026	1.02559939585634	3.3168320887269	0.271555573098627	0.270680488289876	0.502112491965977	0.188422516267268	0.0643838993332226	0.0246140875993407	0.000242044734335423	0.000986797763059803	0.0607718471439094	0.00161983783747553	0.0027555862062802	0.208623942171417	0.307731951468914	15.7465388711395
202425	202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E06000007	Warrington	877	Primary	68.7666666666667	15211.3166666667	1716670	1729631	12961	79850	60905	18945	22410	1809481	840849	856223	1697072	19598	50688	4741	800	10	12	0	425	3605	10	41	573	1363	0	970	10389	4	235	7752	2812	7900	481	69	16727	95.5871324429491	4.41286755705089	3.36588226126718	1.04698529578371	2.80124521893294	0.262008830156271	0.428410135281885	0.43658927615156	0.155403676523821	0.026582207826443	0.0442115722685124	0.000552644653356404	0.000663173584027685	0.0234873977676472	0.000552644653356404	0.00226584307876126	0.031666538637322	0.199228397534984	12.6865197790336
202425	202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000004	Bexley	303	Primary	58.2166666666667	18029.8	1991150	2008021	16871	103205	77464	25741	28349	2111226	974069	990778	1964847	26303	65186	5729	1098	2	1	0	461	3369	45	35	1538	2350	0	411	14062	0	48	6212	2046	16455	1028	60	22381	95.111608136694	4.88839186330596	3.66914768954153	1.21924417376444	3.0875898648463	0.271358916572645	0.294236618912423	0.779404952383118	0.0969105155014195	0.0486920869674777	0.0520076960022281	9.4731686707155e-05	4.73658433535775e-05	0.0218356537859992	0.00213146295091099	0.00165780451737521	0.0728486670778022	0.159575526258203	15.0350032815576
202425	202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000030	Swindon	866	Primary	65.6	17085.3	1891168	1905148	13980	101799	79272	22527	19921	2006947	930659	943575	1874234	16934	64127	5197	1188	3	40	0	405	4584	76	33	3619	2179	0	1077	10586	0	138	4087	2987	14786	667	66	19838	94.9276687426225	5.0723312573775	3.94988009150217	1.12245116587533	3.19525129462811	0.258950535315581	0.203642647264726	0.736740930378331	0.14883302847559	0.0332345597566852	0.0591943882922668	0.000149480778515825	0.00199307704687767	0.0201799050996364	0.00378684638906757	0.00164428856367408	0.180323645816257	0.228406629572181	15.2267880813786
202425	202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E08000026	Coventry	331	Primary	83.8	27169.2153846154	3248717	3271473	22756	193439	143475	49964	55947	3464912	1580702	1617613	3198315	50402	111704	6916	7391	2	22	0	2152	10520	63	27	4678	1765	0	1616	19290	1	84	13989	5545	28148	2282	85	33874	94.4172030920266	5.58279690797342	4.14079780381147	1.44199910416195	3.22386253965469	0.199601028828438	0.403733197264462	0.812372724040322	0.160032924357098	0.0658602585000716	0.213309890698523	5.77215236635158e-05	0.000634936760298674	0.062108359461943	0.00181822799540075	0.000779240569457464	0.135010643848964	0.303615214470093	16.6804234703032

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 57 variables

Variable name	Variable description
appointments_perc	Authorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activity	Sessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_perc	Attendance rate
auth_excluded_perc	Authorised exclusions absence rate
auth_interview_perc	Authorised interview rate

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