Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence for four year olds school level - autumn term

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School level overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
147,521
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of sessions possible
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2016/17 Autumn term to 2024/25 Autumn term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phaseschool_nametrustestabschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_overall_percent
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London201E09000001City of LondonState-funded primaryThe Aldgate School361420136141000003246462264.8644
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primarySt Luke's Church of England SchoolST LUKE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL20002022000136807Primary free school12/09/2011111384956.86416
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primaryAbacus Belsize Primary SchoolANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST20012022001139837Primary free school01/09/2013192578973.76261
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primaryKings Cross AcademyKING'S CROSS ACADEMY TRUST20022022002140686Primary sponsor led academy01/09/20155982087829.52729
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primaryArgyle Primary School2019202201910000830419545210.7747

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool type - Filter by school type
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate
sess_possibleNumber of sessions possible

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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