Persistent absence since Autumn 2016
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National persistent absence figures in Autumn terms from 2016/17 to 2022/23. Figures for 2016/17 to 2021/22 are from school census and 2022/23 are from daily attendance data.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil attendance in schools
- Release
- Week 26 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Additional as a result of Code X
- Including Code X
- Persistent absence rate
- Time period
- 2016/17 Autumn term to 2022/23 Autumn term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | persistent_absence | code_x_persistent_absence | total_persistent_absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201617 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | 11.6 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 201718 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | 11.7 | 0 | 11.7 |
| 201819 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | 10.9 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 201920 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | 13.1 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 202021 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | 13 | 31.6 | 44.6 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| code_x_persistent_absence | Additional as a result of Code X |
| persistent_absence | Persistent absence rate |
| total_persistent_absence | Including Code X |
Footnotes
- Absence refers to children who are absent for authorised and unauthorised reasons, this includes children who are absent with a positive COVID case, but does not include children who are isolating but have not had a confirmed positive case, e.g. as a contact.
- COVID non-attendance refers to children who are not attending school due to public health guidelines. For the autumn term 2021, this should mostly have been used to record where a pupil was absent from school with symptoms of COVID-19 whilst awaiting the results of a test or as a contact. This differs to previous terms when this code was also used where pupils were advised to shield, were quarantining after returning from abroad, or were in class bubbles advised to isolate. In these circumstances schools are expected to provide remote education.
- 31.6% and 8.7% relate to the additional pupils when COVID non-attendance is included. Some of these pupils will have reached 10% or more by a combination of COVID non-attendance and absence.
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