Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 06 January and 12 April 2025 by sex - Spring term

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Published 26 June 2025

Last updated 26 June 2025

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 06 January and 12 April 2025, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by sex.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 24 2025
• Number of rows: 1,311
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
  • Sex
• Time period: 2024/25 Spring 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	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	education_phase	sex	num_schools	present_sessions	approved_educational_activity	overall_attendance	overall_absence	authorised_absence	unauthorised_absence	late_sessions	possible_sessions	reason_present_am	reason_present_pm	reason_present	reason_l_present_late_before_registers_closed	reason_i_authorised_illness	reason_m_authorised_medical_dental	reason_r_authorised_religious_observance	reason_s_authorised_study_leave	reason_t_authorised_mobile_child	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_c1_authorised_regulated_performance	reason_j1_authorised_interview	reason_c2_authorised_temp_reduced_timetable	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_k_aea_education_arranged_by_la	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	attendance_perc	overall_absence_perc	authorised_absence_perc	unauthorised_absence_perc	illness_perc	appointments_perc	unauth_hol_perc	unauth_oth_perc	unauth_late_registers_closed_perc	unauth_not_yet_perc	auth_religious_perc	auth_study_perc	auth_mob_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_performance_perc	auth_interview_perc	auth_part_time_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands	E06000061	North Northamptonshire	940	Secondary	Female	20.81666667	1118975	9514	1128489	111988	68753	43235	41281	1240477	529853	552608	1082461	36514	49289	5138	269	25	1	0	4937	4893	13	140	4048	1425	0	961	6854	258	16	2091	4767	36137	240	90.97218247496728	9.027817525	5.542464713170821	3.4853528118618886	3.973390881088484	0.41419550705091673	0.16856418942068252	2.9131535691512216	0.38428765708674967	0.019347396203234724	0.021685207	0.002015354	8.061415084681134E-5	0.39799206273070764	0.001047984	0.011285981118553588	0.3263260826278923	0.39444504009344794	24.787352071005916	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000054	Wiltshire	865	Secondary	Male	26.81666667	1377243	19755	1396998	132149	90641	41508	42924	1529147	663223	674430	1337653	39590	57913	6292	259	20	89	0	3671	10189	35	340	11833	7257	0	1995	7364	1906	1233	2027	3334	34072	2075	91.35799239706843	8.642007602931569	5.927553073707106	2.714454529224463	3.787274866314357	0.411471232	0.13255756313814174	2.2281703459510434	0.2180300520486258	0.13569656808665223	0.016937548	0.001307919	0.005820238	0.24006848262462668	0.002288858	0.022234618385282776	0.7738301157442679	0.666319196	22.243259618297486	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000016	Barnsley	370	Secondary	Male	10.8	704818	7137	711955	72950	40891	32059	21635	784905	334717	350555	685272	19546	25034	2136	129	0	1	0	6632	2969	10	67	3913	4095	0	353	2341	23	325	1707	2089	28178	85	90.70588160350616	9.294118396493843	5.2096750562169944	4.084443340276849	3.189430568030526	0.272134844	0.2174785483593556	3.5899885973461756	0.26614685853702036	0.010829336034297145	0.016435109981462723	0	1.2740395334467228E-4	0.8449430185818665	0.00127404	0.008536065	0.49853166943770266	0.378262337	24.24373379429559	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000017	Doncaster	371	Special	Female	6.872727273	20889	143	21032	2944	2307	637	112	23976	10400	10398	20798	91	1503	340	0	0	37	0	56	211	2	0	158	1	0	0	142	0	0	42	21	573	1	87.72105438772105	12.278945612278944	9.622122122122121	2.6568234901568237	6.268768768768769	1.4180847514180848	0.17517517517517517	2.38988989	0.087587588	0.004170838	0	0	0.15432098765432098	0.23356690023356688	0.008341675	0	0.6589923256589924	0.8800467133800467	34.95575221238938	202425
202425	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000035	Leeds	383	Primary	Female	217.4	3079177	22707	3101884	171033	112325	58708	50016	3272917	1499669	1537077	3036746	42431	85499	7724	7791	0	57	0	314	8742	47	80	2071	2612	0	1264	18808	2	21	14863	7585	34767	1493	94.77429461242066	5.225705387579336	3.4319538197882804	1.7937515677910563	2.6123180025646846	0.23599742981566593	0.4541208958247337	1.0622634182290598	0.23175045380008108	0.0456168	0.23804453336274645	0	0.001741566	0.009593888	0.001436028	0.002444303	0.063276887	0.26710118221757534	16.598209583991576	202425

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 54 variables

Variable name	Variable description
appointments_perc	Authorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activity	Sessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_perc	Attendance rate
auth_excluded_perc	Authorised exclusions absence rate
auth_interview_perc	Authorised interview rate

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