Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by geographic level - termly

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Published 26 March 2026

Last updated 26 March 2026

Termly absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 11,586
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Overall absence rate
  • Persistent absence rate
  • Severe absence rate
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2018/19 Autumn term to 2024/25 Summer term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	education_phase	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_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	sess_auth_other	sess_auth_totalreasons	sess_unauth_holiday	sess_unauth_late	sess_unauth_other	sess_unauth_noyet	sess_unauth_totalreasons	sess_overall_totalreasons	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional	sess_q_la_arrangements	sess_auth_illness_rate	sess_auth_appointments_rate	sess_auth_religious_rate	sess_auth_study_rate	sess_auth_traveller_rate	sess_auth_holiday_rate	sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate	sess_auth_excluded_rate	sess_auth_interview_rate	sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_rate	sess_auth_other_rate	sess_auth_totalreasons_rate	sess_unauth_holiday_rate	sess_unauth_late_rate	sess_unauth_other_rate	sess_unauth_noyet_rate	sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate	sess_overall_totalreasons_rate	sess_x_covid_rate
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	889	E06000008	Blackburn with Darwen	Special	209	29789	3168	2580	588	10.6348	8.66092	1.97388	63	30.14354	12	5.74163	1592	408	22	0	0	159	z	45	z	z	z	354	2580	84	41	463	0	588	3168	z	x	z	5.34425	1.36963	0.07385	0	0	0.53375	z	0.15106	z	z	z	1.18836	8.66092	0.28198	0.13763	1.55426	0	1.97388	10.6348	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	889	E06000008	Blackburn with Darwen	State-funded primary	13191	1843147	66571	47393	19178	3.61181	2.57131	1.0405	1226	9.29422	83	0.62922	37719	4163	118	5	1	1339	z	364	z	z	z	3684	47393	9312	1447	7920	499	19178	66571	z	x	z	2.04645	0.22586	0.0064	0.00027	0.00005	0.07265	z	0.01975	z	z	z	0.19988	2.57131	0.50522	0.07851	0.4297	0.02707	1.0405	3.61181	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	909	E10000006	Cumbria	Total	57630	8286969	372050	292923	79127	4.48958	3.53474	0.95484	6692	11.61201	358	0.6212	228172	24840	956	4	1803	11268	z	5906	z	z	z	19974	292923	39953	3534	32079	3561	79127	372050	z	x	z	2.75338	0.29975	0.01154	0.00005	0.02176	0.13597	z	0.07127	z	z	z	0.24103	3.53474	0.48212	0.04265	0.3871	0.04297	0.95484	4.48958	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	370	E08000016	Barnsley	State-funded primary	17151	2442862	101613	64092	37521	4.15959	2.62364	1.53594	1978	11.53286	83	0.48394	51922	5435	137	0	486	911	z	727	z	z	z	4474	64092	22496	1475	13261	289	37521	101613	z	x	z	2.12546	0.22248	0.00561	0	0.01989	0.03729	z	0.02976	z	z	z	0.18315	2.62364	0.92089	0.06038	0.54285	0.01183	1.53594	4.15959	z
201819	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	381	E08000033	Calderdale	State-funded primary	16542	2359508	80892	61044	19848	3.42834	2.58715	0.84119	1374	8.30613	36	0.21763	50632	4390	221	4	0	1757	z	531	z	z	z	3509	61044	11258	1490	6329	771	19848	80892	z	x	z	2.14587	0.18606	0.00937	0.00017	0	0.07446	z	0.0225	z	z	z	0.14872	2.58715	0.47713	0.06315	0.26823	0.03268	0.84119	3.42834	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 55 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
enrolments	Enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Persistent absence rate
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools.
2. 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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