Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence, school level - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 15 October 2026

Last updated 15 October 2026

The number of enrolments with one or more sessions of absence, including by reason for absence, at school level.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2025/26
• Number of rows: 191,017
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • 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
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to interview
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to regulated performance
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to temporary reduced timetable
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence
  • Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session
  • Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session
  • Number of enrolments with at least one session of exceptional circumstances
  • Number of enrolments with at least one session of la access arrangements
  • Number of enrolments with at least one session of not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session
  • Number of pupil enrolments
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2025/26 Autumn and spring term

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Data set preview

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	school_estab	school_laestab	school_urn	school_name	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	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_excluded	enrol_auth_interview	enrol_auth_reg_performance	enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional	enrol_q_la_arrangements
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	201	E09000001	City of London	State-funded primary	3614	2013614	100000	The Aldgate School				178	162	155	83	132	55	74	0	0	z	1	9	0	1	11	29	35	28	19	z	1	0
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2000	2022000	136807	St Luke's Church of England School	Primary free school	12/09/2011		82	73	71	39	58	27	22	0	0	z	0	12	1	0	11	20	15	13	5	z	0	0
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2001	2022001	139837	Abacus Belsize Primary School	Primary free school	01/09/2013		144	135	123	84	100	50	40	0	0	z	1	0	2	0	20	41	18	49	0	z	0	0
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2002	2022002	140686	Kings Cross Academy	Primary sponsor led academy	01/09/2015		331	311	299	147	278	122	71	0	0	z	4	1	3	1	51	25	35	120	0	z	5	0
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2019	2022019	100008	Argyle Primary School				225	197	183	117	172	61	0	0	0	z	0	1	0	0	33	33	67	76	0	z	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 23 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type
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_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
enrol_auth_interview	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to interview
enrol_auth_other	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances
enrol_auth_reg_performance	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to regulated performance
enrol_auth_religious	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance
enrol_auth_study	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave
enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to temporary reduced timetable
enrol_auth_traveller	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence
enrol_authorised	Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session
enrol_overall	Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session
enrol_q_la_arrangements	Number of enrolments with at least one session of la access arrangements
enrol_unauth_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed
enrol_unauth_late	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
enrol_unauth_noyet	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet
enrol_unauth_other	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances
enrol_unauthorised	Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session
enrol_x_covid	Number of enrolments with at least one session of not attending due to COVID circumstances
enrol_y_exceptional	Number of enrolments with at least one session of exceptional circumstances
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments

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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. Comparisons with these years should be treated with caution.

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