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
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
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 first 5 of 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

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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