Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence in state-funded alternative provision - school level

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School level absence information for full academic years for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
Time period
2013/14 to 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifieryear_breakdowngeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phaseschool_nametrustschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentenrolments_pa_50_exactenrolments_pa_50_exact_percentsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_ext_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_x_covid_rate
202324Academic yearSix half termsSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState funded alternative provisionHeath School20211001000061671574150831424365932.291479.0464423.245035176.11941522.388066021401086036z8746314248236431585536595083z95z
202324Academic yearSix half termsSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState funded alternative provisionCamden Primary Pupil Referral Unit202110110000712370436835691149.697578.078941.618631147.8260914.347833476120026z01335693634404114683z171z
202324Academic yearSix half termsSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState funded alternative provisionThe ArtsXchangeT4 TRUST202400114116401/09/201413384073355263072539.9072231.283458.623772987.878791442.424242755202024z209206826305170493577253355z42z
202324Academic yearSix half termsSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London203E09000011GreenwichState funded alternative provisionNewhaven Pupil Referral Unit20311011001031210560492079513335746037.1014623.7916813.3097816377.619057736.66667549235210220214z102714313335160072955746020795z0z
202324Academic yearSix half termsSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London204E09000012HackneyState funded alternative provisionNew Regent's College2041103134635All through117835617117163803791332.894410.6774922.2169212570.224724424.719116321886500z47215003803202077101791311716z282z

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 32 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

  1. 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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