Absence rates as a percentage of possible sessions by band - autumn term
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The number of pupil enrolments by their absence in the term as a percentage of possible sessions. Covers overall absence, authorised absence and unauthorised absence.
Data by one percent bands.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release
- Autumn term 2023/24
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
- Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
- Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Filters
- Absence percentage band
- School type
- Time period
- 2006/07 Autumn term to 2023/24 Autumn term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | school_type | percent_bands | enrolments_overall | enrolments_overall_percent | enrolments_authorised | enrolments_authorised_percent | enrolments_unauthorised | enrolments_unauthorised_percent | enrolments_sess_x_covid | enrolments_sess_x_covid_percent | enrolments_illness | enrolments_illness_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202324 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 7243517 | 100 | 7243517 | 100 | 7243517 | 100 | z | z | 7243517 | 100 |
| 202324 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 0 | 1439827 | 19.8775 | 1870562 | 25.824 | 4960727 | 68.4851 | z | z | 2468474 | 34.0784 |
| 202324 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 0.01 - 0.99 | 283793 | 3.91789 | 315680 | 4.3581 | 293613 | 4.05346 | z | z | 167239 | 2.30881 |
| 202324 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 1.00 - 1.99 | 847739 | 11.7034 | 984671 | 13.5938 | 569507 | 7.8623 | z | z | 1092866 | 15.0875 |
| 202324 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 2.00 - 2.99 | 855816 | 11.8149 | 931134 | 12.8547 | 325267 | 4.49046 | z | z | 891885 | 12.3129 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| enrolments_authorised | Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence |
| enrolments_authorised_percent | Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence |
| enrolments_illness | Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence |
| enrolments_illness_percent | Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence |
| enrolments_overall | Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
- 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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