Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence - school level - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 15 October 2026

Last updated 15 October 2026

School level absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2025/26
• Number of rows: 191,017
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
  • Authorised reasons rate
  • Excluded rate
  • Extended authorised holiday rate
  • Illness rate
  • Interview rate
  • Late rate
  • Medical appointments rate
  • No reason yet rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
  • Number of excluded sessions
  • Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of illness sessions
  • Number of interview sessions
  • Number of late sessions
  • Number of medical appointments sessions
  • Number of no reason yet sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of overall reasons sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of regulated performance sessions
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
  • Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Number of sessions recorded as unable to attend because of access arrangements
  • Number of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
  • Number of study leave sessions
  • Number of temporary reduced timetable sessions
  • Number of traveller sessions
  • Number of unauthorised absence sessions
  • Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Number of unauthorised other sessions
  • Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Overall reasons rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Percentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
  • Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Regulated performance rate
  • Religious observance rate
  • Study leave rate
  • Temporary reduced timetable rate
  • Traveller rate
  • Unauthorised absence rate
  • Unauthorised holiday rate
  • Unauthorised other rate
  • Unauthorised reasons rate
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2025/26 Autumn and spring 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	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	education_phase	school_name	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_authorised	sess_unauthorised	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	sess_auth_illness	sess_auth_appointments	sess_auth_religious	sess_auth_study	sess_auth_traveller	sess_auth_holiday	sess_auth_ext_holiday	sess_auth_excluded	sess_auth_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	sess_auth_other	sess_auth_totalreasons	sess_unauth_holiday	sess_unauth_late	sess_unauth_other	sess_unauth_noyet	sess_unauth_totalreasons	sess_overall_totalreasons	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional	sess_q_la_arrangements	sess_auth_illness_rate	sess_auth_appointments_rate	sess_auth_religious_rate	sess_auth_study_rate	sess_auth_traveller_rate	sess_auth_holiday_rate	sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate	sess_auth_excluded_rate	sess_auth_interview_rate	sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_rate	sess_auth_other_rate	sess_auth_totalreasons_rate	sess_unauth_holiday_rate	sess_unauth_late_rate	sess_unauth_other_rate	sess_unauth_noyet_rate	sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate	sess_overall_totalreasons_rate	sess_x_covid_rate
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	201	E09000001	City of London	State-funded primary	The Aldgate School	3614	2013614	100000				178	43655	1929	1494	435	4.41874	3.42229	0.99645	19	10.67416	0	0	1142	115	149	0	0	z	z	16	31	0	13	28	1494	178	130	90	37	435	1929	z	1	0	2.61597	0.26343	0.34131	0	0	z	z	0.03665	0.07101	0	0.02978	0.06414	3.42229	0.40774	0.29779	0.20616	0.08476	0.99645	4.41874	z
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	St Luke's Church of England School	2000	2022000	136807	Primary free school	12/09/2011		82	20430	1017	604	413	4.97797	2.95644	2.02154	4	4.87805	2	2.43902	407	54	42	0	0	z	z	0	51	1	0	49	604	88	18	288	19	413	1017	z	0	0	1.99217	0.26432	0.20558	0	0	z	z	0	0.24963	0.00489	0	0.23984	2.95644	0.43074	0.08811	1.40969	0.093	2.02154	4.97797	z
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Abacus Belsize Primary School	2001	2022001	139837	Primary free school	01/09/2013		144	35344	1434	908	526	4.05727	2.56904	1.48823	10	6.94444	1	0.69444	654	118	89	0	0	z	z	2	0	2	0	43	908	237	47	242	0	526	1434	z	0	0	1.85038	0.33386	0.25181	0	0	z	z	0.00566	0	0.00566	0	0.12166	2.56904	0.67055	0.13298	0.6847	0	1.48823	4.05727	z
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Kings Cross Academy	2002	2022002	140686	Primary sponsor led academy	01/09/2015		331	78885	5175	4010	1165	6.56018	5.08335	1.47683	52	15.70997	3	0.90634	3166	307	141	0	0	z	z	7	2	7	67	313	4010	222	106	837	0	1165	5175	z	186	0	4.01344	0.38917	0.17874	0	0	z	z	0.00887	0.00254	0.00887	0.08493	0.39678	5.08335	0.28142	0.13437	1.06104	0	1.47683	6.56018	z
202526	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Argyle Primary School	2019	2022019	100008				225	54492	2991	1867	1124	5.48888	3.42619	2.06269	44	19.55556	1	0.44444	1567	140	0	0	0	z	z	0	1	0	0	159	1867	391	239	494	0	1124	2991	z	0	0	2.87565	0.25692	0	0	0	z	z	0	0.00184	0	0	0.29179	3.42619	0.71754	0.4386	0.90656	0	2.06269	5.48888	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 55 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
sess_auth_appointments	Number of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_appointments_rate	Medical appointments rate
sess_auth_excluded	Number of excluded sessions
sess_auth_excluded_rate	Excluded rate
sess_auth_ext_holiday	Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate	Extended authorised holiday rate
sess_auth_holiday	Number of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holiday_rate	Authorised holiday rate
sess_auth_illness	Number of illness sessions
sess_auth_illness_rate	Illness rate
sess_auth_interview	Number of interview sessions
sess_auth_interview_rate	Interview rate
sess_auth_other	Number of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_other_rate	Authorised other rate
sess_auth_reg_performance	Number of regulated performance sessions
sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	Regulated performance rate
sess_auth_religious	Number of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_religious_rate	Religious observance rate
sess_auth_study	Number of study leave sessions
sess_auth_study_rate	Study leave rate
sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	Number of temporary reduced timetable sessions
sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_rate	Temporary reduced timetable rate
sess_auth_totalreasons	Number of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_totalreasons_rate	Authorised reasons rate
sess_auth_traveller	Number of traveller sessions
sess_auth_traveller_rate	Traveller rate
sess_authorised	Number of authorised absence sessions
sess_authorised_percent	Authorised absence rate
sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percent	Overall absence rate
sess_overall_totalreasons	Number of overall reasons sessions
sess_overall_totalreasons_rate	Overall reasons rate
sess_possible	Number of sessions possible
sess_q_la_arrangements	Number of sessions recorded as unable to attend because of access arrangements
sess_unauth_holiday	Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_holiday_rate	Unauthorised holiday rate
sess_unauth_late	Number of late sessions
sess_unauth_late_rate	Late rate
sess_unauth_noyet	Number of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_noyet_rate	No reason yet rate
sess_unauth_other	Number of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_other_rate	Unauthorised other rate
sess_unauth_totalreasons	Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate	Unauthorised reasons rate
sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_percent	Unauthorised absence rate
sess_x_covid	Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_x_covid_rate	Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_y_exceptional	Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
2. 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. Comparisons with these years should be treated with caution.

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