Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms

06 (termly) - Absence rates by pupil characteristic - Termly data

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Published 21 October 2021

Last updated 21 October 2021

Termly absence information by pupil characteristics such as age, gender and ethnicity for England.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2020/21
• Number of rows: 429
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate exact
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
  • 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 absence sessions for persistent absentees
  • Number of overall reasons sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees
  • 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 absence sessions for persistent absentees
  • Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Number of unauthorised other sessions
  • Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Overall absence rate exact
  • Percentage of persistent absentees
  • Unauthorised absence rate
  • Unauthorised absence rate exact
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • School type
• Time period: 2020/21 Autumn term to 2020/21 Spring term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	school_type	characteristic	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	sess_possible_pa_10_exact	sess_overall_pa_10_exact	sess_authorised_pa_10_exact	sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact	sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact	sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact	sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact	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	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional
202021	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	Total	Total	7160504	955679406	44557049	31306805	13250244	4.66234	3.27587	1.38647	916134	12.79427	117754808	25945020	15801018	10144002	22.0330876	13.41857566	8.614511944	23899740	1808486	21846	75384	109650	138579	:	662488	4259561	30975734	1182102	506958	10792549	664410	13146019	44121753	66644784	4431366
202021	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	Total	Gender_female	3498182	466816589	21412749	14982640	6430109	4.58697	3.20953	1.37744	440143	12.58205	56514783	12341905	7439614	4902291	21.83836572	13.1640141	8.674351629	11730722	891416	10714	43321	52596	66223	:	180177	1857142	14832311	584337	243970	5223710	330232	6382249	21214560	32241325	2136100
202021	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	Total	Gender_unclassified	1	134	38	38	0	28.35821	28.35821	0	1	100	134	38	38	0	28.35820896	28.35820896	0	35	3	0	0	0	0	:	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0
202021	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	Total	FSM_eligible	1520487	200978182	15650902	9301204	6349698	7.78736	4.62797	3.1594	358549	23.58119	47223139	11220691	5947025	5273666	23.761002	12.59345551	11.16754649	6727508	487032	2625	6643	35470	32189	:	305960	1607884	9205311	336023	270773	5418266	276620	6301682	15506993	17074543	1060237
202021	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England	State-funded primary	FSM_unclassified	36156	694256	188548	81909	106639	27.15828	11.7981	15.36018	17726	49.02644	320822	182632	78004	104628	56.92627064	24.31379394	32.6124767	25563	1110	4	0	984	99	:	348	52742	80850	3848	699	92183	8447	105177	186027	48341	4629

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 37 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristic - Filter by characteristic
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees
school_type	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
sess_auth_appointments	Number of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_excluded	Number of excluded sessions
sess_auth_ext_holiday	Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holiday	Number of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_illness	Number of illness sessions
sess_auth_other	Number of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_religious	Number of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_study	Number of study leave sessions
sess_auth_totalreasons	Number of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_traveller	Number of traveller sessions
sess_authorised	Number of authorised absence sessions
sess_authorised_pa_10_exact	Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
sess_authorised_percent	Authorised absence rate
sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact	Authorised absence rate exact
sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_pa_10_exact	Number of overall absence sessions for persistent absentees
sess_overall_percent	Overall absence rate
sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact	Overall absence rate exact
sess_overall_totalreasons	Number of overall reasons sessions
sess_possible	Number of sessions possible
sess_possible_pa_10_exact	Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees
sess_unauth_holiday	Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_late	Number of late sessions
sess_unauth_noyet	Number of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_other	Number of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasons	Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact	Number of unauthorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
sess_unauthorised_percent	Unauthorised absence rate
sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact	Unauthorised absence rate exact
sess_x_covid	Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_y_exceptional	Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances

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