Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 08 September and 20 December 2025 by sex - Autumn term

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Published 22 January 2026

Last updated 22 January 2026

Autumn term local authority, regional and national attendance 08 September and 20 December 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 2 2026
• Number of rows: 1,852
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
  • Sex
• Time period: 2025/26 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	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
202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E08000024	Sunderland	394	Primary	Female	80.78571429	1076896	6225	1083121	59142	41337	17805	11789	1142263	528607	537609	1066216	10680	35246	2929	94	0	151	0	87	2599	109	8	114	260	0	357	5520	0	88	8495	1109	6849	1352	94.82238328651107	5.177616713488925	3.618868859448306	1.5587478540406194	3.0856291414499113	0.2564208067669179	0.7436991305855132	0.5995992166427522	0.097087974	0.11836153320207343	0.008229278	0	0.013219372	0.00761646	0.009542461	7.003641017874167E-4	0.009980188	0.227530788	17.170524326877658	202526
202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E10000034	Worcestershire	885	Secondary	Male	44.07142857	2154648	23567	2178215	178157	135536	42621	61367	2356372	1036369	1059839	2096208	58440	104541	7522	35	0	96	0	4901	11967	35	206	6233	4981	0	2600	11702	1568	2716	6629	2927	31613	1452	92.43935168131347	7.560648318686523	5.751893164576731	1.8087551541097924	4.436523604931649	0.3192195459800065	0.2813223039486125	1.3415963184081292	0.12421638009618176	0.061620152	0.001485334	0	0.00407406	0.2079892309024212	0.001485334	0.008742253	0.2645168080421937	0.5078569937174606	21.420876566309463	202526
202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000052	Cornwall	908	Secondary	Unknown	5.6	103911	900	104811	10825	7840	2985	4904	115636	48795	50410	99205	4706	5924	403	0	0	0	0	664	587	0	15	247	149	0	61	689	1	0	176	198	2595	16	90.63872842367428	9.361271576325713	6.779895534262686	2.5813760420630256	5.122972084817877	0.34850738524334984	0.15220173648344806	2.244110830537203	0.17122695354387907	0.013836521498495279	0	0	0	0.574215642	0	0.012971738904839322	0.21360130063302085	0.5076273824760456	26.535341830822713	202526
202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000022	Lambeth	208	Secondary	Male	14.51428571	630318	6487	636805	49521	30407	19114	22758	686326	297104	312847	609951	20367	20784	2282	28	4	2	0	2351	4074	34	111	737	1679	0	688	3955	2	163	1621	2391	14791	311	92.78462421648021	7.215375783519786	4.430401879	2.7849739045293345	3.028298505374997	0.3324950533711385	0.23618513650947218	2.155098306052809	0.34837671893531647	0.045313743	0.004079694	5.828134151991911E-4	2.9140670759959553E-4	0.3425485847833245	0.004953914	0.016173072271777552	0.10738337175045096	0.593595463	21.985174471162537	202526
202526	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E06000037	West Berkshire	869	Special	Female	2.985714286	15990	222	16212	2043	1385	658	377	18255	7855	7883	15738	252	876	253	2	0	0	0	13	162	0	6	73	47	0	15	122	38	0	55	125	425	53	88.80854560394413	11.191454396055875	7.586962476033963	3.604491920021912	4.798685291700904	1.3859216652971789	0.30128731854286495	2.3281292796494113	0.6847439057792386	0.29033141605039714	0.010955902492467817	0	0	0.071213366	0	0.032867707477403446	0.39989044097507537	0.8874281018898932	30.069930069930066	202526

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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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