Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in state-funded alternative provision - autumn and spring term combined

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Absence information for state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units, alternative provision academies and free schools).

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
1,373
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
  • Number of excluded sessions
  • Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of illness sessions
  • Number of late sessions
  • Number of medical appointments sessions
  • Number of no reason yet sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of overall reasons sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
  • Number of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of schools
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
  • Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Number of study leave sessions
  • Number of traveller sessions
  • Number of unauthorised absence sessions
  • Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Number of unauthorised other sessions
  • Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
  • Percentage of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
  • Unauthorised absence rate
Time period
2013/14 Autumn and spring term to 2022/23 Autumn and spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_namenum_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_exceptional
201314Autumn and spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000002North West344E08000015Wirral1801598656201281433935.155768.0132627.14256581.25zz482260000z3554181281102432164339562000
201314Autumn and spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000002North West350E08000001Bolton41762863262214036218521.7274414.096127.631329654.54545zz1670181100066z8020294036002171142185622100
201314Autumn and spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000002North West352E08000003Manchester35159257332804165121629235.4358217.8367317.5990840879.2233zz37075593214024z2761941516512782643135701162923280400
201314Autumn and spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000002North West877E06000007Warrington1641076526681478119024.7840213.7296811.054344367.1875zz6951840000z1004991478487113411190266800
201314Autumn and spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The Humber380E08000032Bradford4468764612223864711576729.084118.4631420.6209728059.82906zz25044358111844z579280964716066107074934157672223800

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 31 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
num_schoolsNumber of schools
sess_auth_appointmentsNumber of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_excludedNumber of excluded sessions
sess_auth_ext_holidayNumber of extended authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holidayNumber of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_illnessNumber of illness sessions
sess_auth_otherNumber of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_religiousNumber of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_studyNumber of study leave sessions
sess_auth_totalreasonsNumber of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_travellerNumber of traveller sessions
sess_authorisedNumber of authorised absence sessions
sess_authorised_percentAuthorised absence rate
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate
sess_overall_totalreasonsNumber of overall reasons sessions
sess_possibleNumber of sessions possible
sess_unauth_holidayNumber of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_lateNumber of late sessions
sess_unauth_noyetNumber of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_otherNumber of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasonsNumber of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauthorisedNumber of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_percentUnauthorised absence rate
sess_x_covidNumber of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_y_exceptionalNumber of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances

Footnotes

  1. 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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