Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs)

Not the latest data
Published
Last updated

Absence rates for pupil referral units


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
Time period
2013/14 to 2021/22

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifieryear_breakdowngeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typenum_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
201516Academic yearSix half termsNationalE92000001EnglandPupil referral unit35038518753322524533401397521105581932.5669318.5514314.01552791272.464821036426.90693163805811024602864813696601z94203866352137412312033472499586422212910400532414176000
202122Academic yearSix half termsNationalE92000001EnglandPupil referral unit33435401709145527527911552598120019338.8184221.8939316.92452865480.941221220234.46795474751465471425285656514799z9349487233015225622030151529107162825115116857326911351298661040801.8313
201314Academic yearSix half termsRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000008South EastPupil referral unit59535695477735396722336813059937.0732623.3947813.67848387172.27409153028.566094045277974651605671151z981515790922289710265607123007855130495353392000
201314Academic yearSix half termsRegionalE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner LondonPupil referral unit252999524974140429513818904826.749719.7873416.96236187362.4541560720.2400814438277817712601278z5344193544363061542348081964886316129946000
201314Academic yearSix half termsRegionalE92000001EnglandE13000002Outer LondonPupil referral unit3333766551451944308763610679429.677413.3765816.30082236770.1125679623.57822516243492401387190548z813045677856838916541939043403104739190422000

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.

Using this data

  • Download the underlying data as a compressed ZIP file

  • View or create your own tables

    View tables that we have built for you, or create your own tables from open data using our table tool

Download this data using code

Access this data using common programming languages using the URL below.

Example code