Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence

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Published 16 March 2023

Last updated 16 March 2023

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. 

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2012/13 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	year_breakdown	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	school_type	num_schools	enrolments	enrol_overall	enrol_authorised	enrol_unauthorised	enrol_auth_illness	enrol_auth_appointments	enrol_auth_religious	enrol_auth_study	enrol_auth_traveller	enrol_auth_holiday	enrol_auth_ext_holiday	enrol_auth_excluded	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional
Academic year	Six half terms	201314	National	E92000001	England						Total	21151	6554007	5992152	5824064	2360694	5282631	2472079	445429	97818	7815	319235	z	151496	1347868	660687	485893	1411648	486087	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201516	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	16783	3818442	3495074	3382348	1465407	3074561	1260637	366645	992	5890	162628	z	30095	650127	573019	333114	784177	172561	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201617	National	E92000001	England						Total	21247	6899769	6332802	6122582	2812974	5551751	2461505	556301	81968	7884	238336	z	195189	1344629	970158	543841	1692405	399425	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201718	National	E92000001	England						State-funded secondary	3403	2947462	2713919	2626708	1255051	2399030	1107616	183776	90120	1940	50422	z	159852	696600	292053	179135	929624	213125	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201213	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Special	61	5236	4932	4852	1829	4179	2971	103	51	2	1116	13	335	1730	200	243	1483	238	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 21 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrol_auth_appointments	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
enrol_auth_excluded	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
enrol_auth_ext_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
enrol_auth_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
enrol_auth_illness	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
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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