Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 11 September and 15 December 2023 by FSM - Autumn term

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Published 7 March 2024

Last updated 7 March 2024

Autumn term local authority, regional and national attendance between 11 September and 15 December  2023, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 8 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Free school meal eligibility
  • School Type
• Time period: 2023/24 Autumn 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	school_type	free_school_meals_flag	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_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	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_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000010	Enfield	308	Primary	FSM Not eligible	58.33846153846154	1715414	13369	1728783	77607	60419	17188	17520	1806390	843583	855619	1699202	16212	49960	4019	100	0	4	207	142	5987	1492	1716	492	817	10557	11	3152	1308	11806	922	95.70375168153056	4.296248318469433	3.3447372937184103	0.9515110247510228	2.765737188536252	0.22248794557100074	0.1744916656978836	0.6535687199331263	0.07240961254214207	0.05104102657787078	0.005535903099552145	0.0	2.214361239820858E-4	0.01145931941607294	0.007860982401364047	0.33143451857018696	11.632544536027652	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000034	Kirklees	382	Primary	FSM eligible	114.41538461538461	820948	4609	825557	65187	45193	19994	19528	890744	393760	410561	804321	16627	37407	2806	18	0	9	248	1031	3674	339	746	12	539	3719	0	4585	2901	12199	309	92.68173571755746	7.318264282442542	5.073623847031246	2.2446404354112968	4.199523095300109	0.3150175583557116	0.5147382412904269	1.3695292923668305	0.3256827999964075	0.03469010175763182	0.0020207826266581646	0.0	0.0010103913133290823	0.027841893967290265	0.11574593822692042	0.4124641872412275	25.426504708611986	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000026	Redbridge	317	Primary	FSM Not eligible	43.676923076923075	1904310	16001	1920311	105285	74580	30705	20256	2025596	936023	949555	1885578	18732	63340	4255	537	94	0	387	156	5811	1096	320	1605	592	12708	0	10560	1524	18307	314	94.8022705416085	5.197729458391506	3.6818793086084294	1.5158501497830763	3.1269808984614897	0.21006163124334762	0.5213280436967688	0.9037833802989342	0.07523711539714731	0.01550161039022589	0.026510715858443636	0.00464060947987654	0.0	0.019105487965023628	0.007701437009156812	0.2868785285910912	16.064089582464707	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E06000065	North Yorkshire	815	Primary	FSM eligible	272.10769230769233	767863	6251	774114	67371	48576	18795	18042	841485	369640	383466	753106	14757	38102	3469	25	0	229	1016	1036	4699	1202	2242	9	1006	4034	0	5877	3285	9311	322	91.99379668086776	8.006203319132249	5.772651918929037	2.233551400203212	4.527947616416217	0.4122473959725961	0.6984081712686501	1.1064962536468266	0.390381290219077	0.038265685068658385	0.0029709382817281354	0.0	0.027213794660629717	0.12073893176943142	0.12311568239481392	0.5584175594336203	28.43066222286625	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000015	Wirral	344	Special	FSM Not eligible	11.923076923076923	77757	948	78705	10125	8585	1540	901	88830	38305	38706	77011	746	5194	605	0	6	0	489	250	2041	408	126	3	99	395	43	82	155	1114	189	88.60182370820668	11.398176291793312	9.664527749634132	1.7336485421591805	5.847123719464145	0.6810762129911065	0.09231115614094337	1.2540808285489136	0.17449060002251493	0.2127659574468085	0.0	0.006754474839581223	0.0	0.5504896994258697	0.2814364516492176	2.297647191264213	33.3767926988266	202324

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 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_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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