Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs) - school level

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Published 16 March 2023

Last updated 16 March 2023

Absence rates for pupil referral units. Includes school level data.

Data set details

Theme: Pupils and schools
Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
Release: Academic year 2021/22
Release type
Geographic levels: School
Indicators: Authorised absence rate
Number of authorised absence sessions
Number of authorised holiday sessions
Time period: 2013/14 to 2021/22

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	year_breakdown	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	school_type	school_name	school_laestab	school_urn	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
201516	Academic year	Six half terms	School	E92000001	England	E13000002	Outer London	302	E09000003	Barnet	Pupil referral unit	Pavilion Study Centre	3021100	101255	All Through	1	181	32690	12335	9110	3225	37.73325	27.86785	9.8654	130	71.8232	55	30.38674	1952	166	21	327	0	89	z	273	6282	9110	10	199	2998	18	3225	12335
201718	Academic year	Six half terms	School	E92000001	England	E13000002	Outer London	302	E09000003	Barnet	Pupil referral unit	Pavilion Study Centre	3021100	101255	All through	1	217	39644	18240	11525	6715	46.00948	29.07123	16.93825	179	82.48848	89	41.01382	2167	206	15	87	0	108	z	268	8674	11525	8	1197	5475	35	6715	18240
201314	Academic year	Six half terms	School	E92000001	England	E13000002	Outer London	302	E09000003	Barnet	Pupil referral unit	Pavilion Study Centre	3021100	101255	All through	1	98	20170	6000	1842	4158	29.74715	9.13237	20.61477	70	71.42857	19	19.38776	627	79	34	466	158	83	z	320	75	1842	0	362	3796	0	4158	6000
201415	Academic year	Six half terms	School	E92000001	England	E13000002	Outer London	302	E09000003	Barnet	Pupil referral unit	Pavilion Study Centre	3021100	101255	All through	1	192	33767	13913	8837	5076	41.20295	26.17052	15.03243	149	77.60417	67	34.89583	1667	131	8	18	0	81	z	312	6620	8837	4	517	4555	0	5076	13913
201819	Academic year	Six half terms	School	E92000001	England	E13000002	Outer London	302	E09000003	Barnet	Pupil referral unit	Pavilion Study Centre	3021100	101255	All through	1	211	37032	16038	10976	5062	43.30849	29.63923	13.66926	177	83.88626	72	34.12322	1862	174	25	538	0	70	z	124	8183	10976	2	1115	3731	214	5062	16038

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 32 variables
Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

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.

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