Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in state funded alternative provision school level - autumn term

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School level absence information for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
3,021
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
Time period
2016/17 Autumn term to 2024/25 Autumn term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phaseschool_nameschool_laestabschool_urnenrolmentssess_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_interviewsess_auth_reg_performancesess_auth_temp_reduced_timetablesess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_q_la_arrangements
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded alternative provisionHeath School202110010000670692525891382120737.386319.956717.429663902535.7142857133386000zz5901608295138281879595312072589z100
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded alternative provisionCamden Primary Pupil Referral Unit2021101100007202860284245399.930078.566431.363649450019121000zz0000332450433239284z00
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded alternative provisionThe ArtsXchange2024001141164273317147391855544.407627.675616.7322592.592592591244.4444444418938000zz12130164403918660476135551473z342
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London203E09000011GreenwichState-funded alternative provisionNewhaven Pupil Referral Unit20311011001031742062166694942172732.340823.96598.3749612270.114942534928.160919541997127020zz4669615214049426201665017276669z3752
202425Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London204E09000012HackneyState-funded alternative provisionNew Regent's College20411031346351421500961222434368840.788916.216924.571911782.39436625538.7323943744879000zz228230878778243456735646136886122z330

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 34 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of persistent absentees (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (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.

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