Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates - school level - autumn term

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Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary and secondary schools and special schools (from 2016/17) including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. Includes school level data.


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2016/17 Autumn term to 2023/24 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_typeschool_nametrustestabschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_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
202324Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London201E09000001City of LondonState-funded primaryThe Aldgate School3614201361410000011722454010698302394.356153.382230.973921911.04651006696400050z04783018205702391069z02.7261613690.2607986960000.203748981z00.1915240423.3822330890.74164629200.23227383900.973920134.356153219z
202324Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primarySt Luke's Church of England SchoolST LUKE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL20002022000136807Primary free school12/09/2011190120986234042195.149613.339391.810221718.8888944.44444369250000z01040454617529219623z13.0500909240.2066457270000z00.0826582913.3393949410.4463547690.5042155730.619937180.2397090431.8102165655.149611506z
202324Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primaryAbacus Belsize Primary SchoolANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST20012022001139837Primary free school01/09/20131126172887836061774.529153.505321.023831713.49206005003720001z04860611220450177783z02.8921795470.2140212860.115687182000.005784359z00.2776492363.505321610.6478482180.1156871820.26029615901.0238315594.52915317z
202324Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primaryKings Cross AcademyKING'S CROSS ACADEMY TRUST20022022002140686Primary sponsor led academy01/09/20151312428203202192512777.477814.495562.982258025.6410341.282051676994009z61311925349528304612773202z03.9140588510.2312003740.009341429000.021018216z0.0140121440.3059318084.4955628210.8150397010.121438581.9383465670.1074264362.9822512847.477814106z
202324Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primaryArgyle Primary School20192022019100008124234097160412553494.704233.680681.023553815.7024820.826451139680000z048125510844185123491604z663.3404698360.1994310350000z00.1407748483.6806757190.3167434090.1290436110.5425697280.0351937121.0235504594.704226178z

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
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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