Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by geographic level - autumn term

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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. 

National, Regional and Local Authority data from 2006/07. 

School data is included from 2016/17. Primary and secondary only before 2016/17. 


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
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2006/07 Autumn term to 2022/23 Autumn term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_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_auth_illness_ratesess_auth_appointments_ratesess_auth_religious_ratesess_auth_study_ratesess_auth_traveller_ratesess_auth_holiday_ratesess_auth_ext_holiday_ratesess_auth_excluded_ratesess_auth_other_ratesess_auth_totalreasons_ratesess_unauth_holiday_ratesess_unauth_late_ratesess_unauth_other_ratesess_unauth_noyet_ratesess_unauth_totalreasons_ratesess_overall_totalreasons_ratesess_x_covid_rate
201617Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandSpecial1007897791218597211625809282272343539.540317.617181.923142494427.7837833363.715795300001308001427156126937743z222431833959197771872311578190019109552312751151052z309784.34926323480802351.07336534172243300.11711006721499110.00045954479462120.01041361329239880.3097249854176589z0.18252955119214131.50496817159927837.54783451004154610.15364387838737850.09501088628793831.55932575587733170.08989845044777721.89787897100042579.4457134810419719z
201920Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primary167613879003544715693232260081745689057691184.263883.204771.0591143574511.23343164710.424621415822711789565266376953085371985z11477111778811710833723817494397132652950179666565407822762415z5671142.59919572392418660.21643510828684720.00966797921865640.00014117456314960.00974545082548230.0682897527609876z0.02106989049056090.21623775762964853.14078283769951900.43724626086731820.08072339491052630.48703388466540840.03298344481512851.03798698525838144.1787698229579004z
202122Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotal2122371249059610055336629998750978842153211456.899025.304741.59428167217923.46949979941.37537420313572477158877137777174702356656z78077143923225027845024134548524991127874362524115169937654483871557063555723684.37368522414116010.25776729841158990.00912721071711040.00809266932701420.00777331632699350.0371127936055286z0.08124521380877420.45705480865321935.23185853499139010.25113840837792550.08870906261473111.17363975676506330.06506112384682801.57854835160454796.81040688659593801.6202440532670690
201617Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestTotal30729157811285111165722177426252114596564.452673.316851.1358210797711.790757520.628133057743422111231611620785690633z850182984694254742424315884608615268228514565865711328z1291662.57236424590694550.26628902670178350.09583684574025490.00126059134059660.00611308985909050.0705254166495605z0.06615614481162860.23225150422007073.31079686522993080.33017766338594400.06883451233899490.67039025635727890.06402948053147401.13343191261369174.4442287778436225z
201617Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberTotal2168677044904176504122172291876312034094.559033.228091.330948549212.6272450100.739982201435237407115911892698160702z788842099542912166375485486217112146679812021184114284z768632.43474034107278830.26256709834860780.12819510350025690.00098653304968660.00772083769042880.0671351224014338z0.08724402812946370.23220466358061733.22079372777328320.41527843291658210.05377379305920910.78658757443928260.07387716889346271.32951696930853664.5503106970818198z

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 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 severe absentees (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

  1. Total includes state-funded primary and secondary schools. Does not include special schools. Available from 2006/07 to present (data for special schools is available from 2016/17 onwards).
  2. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
  3. 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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