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 25 January 2024

Last updated 25 January 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 2 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	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	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000034	Kirklees	382	Primary	FSM eligible	823163	4612	827775	65535	45383	20152	19610	893310	394857	411594	806451	16712	37654	2815	18	0	9	248	1027	3612	339	751	12	542	3719	0	4643	2898	12266	345	92.66380092017329	7.336199079826712	5.080319262070278	2.255879817756434	4.215110096159228	0.3151201710492438	0.5197523815920565	1.3730955659289608	0.3244114585082446	0.038620412	0.002014978	0	0.001007489	0.027761919154604783	0.11496568940233515	0.404338919	25.383466811456497	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000010	Enfield	308	Primary	FSM Not eligible	1715035	13349	1728384	77550	60214	17336	17511	1805934	843399	855437	1698836	16199	49868	4011	100	0	4	207	142	5882	1484	1586	492	809	10553	11	3164	1312	11806	1054	95.70582313639369	4.294176863606311	3.334230376082404	0.9599464875239072	2.7613412228796843	0.2221011399087674	0.17520020111476942	0.653733747	0.072649388	0.058363152	0.005537301	0	2.2149203680754667E-4	0.011462213	0.007862967	0.32570404012549736	11.65925066099181	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000026	Redbridge	317	Primary	FSM Not eligible	1903684	15983	1919667	105285	74315	30970	20248	2024952	935965	948996	1884961	18723	63188	4244	539	94	0	387	151	5712	1094	311	1605	592	12692	0	10525	1525	18390	530	94.80061749611842	5.199382503881574	3.669963534938112	1.5294189689434614	3.120469028401661	0.20958521485941398	0.519765407	0.9081696751330403	0.075310427	0.026173459914111543	0.026617915	0.004642085	0	0.019111564125964466	0.007456967	0.28208076043283986	16.059089826066238	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E06000065	North Yorkshire	815	Primary	FSM eligible	755875	6037	761912	65758	47664	18094	17620	827670	364099	377261	741360	14515	37405	3383	25	0	219	1017	1026	4589	1174	2242	10	1000	3853	0	5880	3105	8664	445	92.05504609324973	7.944953906750276	5.758816919786872	2.1861369869634033	4.519313253	0.4087377819662426	0.7104280691579977	1.0467940121062742	0.3751495161114937	0.05376539	0.003020528	0	0.026459820943129507	0.12287505890028634	0.12396244880205878	0.5544480288037503	28.27363476218438	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000059	Dorset	838	Secondary	FSM eligible	472155	7728	479883	89824	47938	41886	23679	569707	220449	230061	450510	21645	33356	3378	29	0	12	240	4210	6713	4523	4680	33	549	2225	398	1655	2034	36149	2048	84.23329887117413	15.766701128825868	8.414500787246777	7.352200341579092	5.854939468884883	0.5929363690458428	0.2905002044910805	6.345191475618169	0.3570256289636603	0.359483033	0.005090336	0	0.002106346	0.042126918	0.7389763510014797	1.1783249986396516	44.88851493479176	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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