Data set from Outcomes of children in need, including looked after children

Absence

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Published 24 September 2020

Last updated 24 September 2020

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Outcomes of children in need, including looked after children
• Release: Academic year 2018/19
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence - percentage
  • Overall absence - percentage
  • Persistent absentees - percentage
• Filters:
  • School type
  • Social care group
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

geographic_level	country_code	country_name	time_period	time_identifier	social_care_group	school_type	persistent_absentee_%	authorised_.%	unauthorised_.%	overall_.%
National	E92000001	England	201617	Academic year	All Pupils	Special	28.5	7.7	2.1	9.7
National	E92000001	England	201617	Academic year	All Pupils	State-funded primary	8.3	3	1.1	4
National	E92000001	England	201617	Academic year	All Pupils	State-funded secondary	13.5	3.8	1.5	5.4
National	E92000001	England	201617	Academic year	All Pupils	Total: State-funded primary, secondary and special	10.8	3.4	1.3	4.7
National	E92000001	England	201718	Academic year	All Pupils	Special	29.6	8	2.2	10.2

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables

Variable name	Variable description
authorised_.%	Authorised absence - percentage
overall_.%	Overall absence - percentage
persistent_absentee_%	Persistent absentees - percentage
school_type	School type
social_care_group	Social care group

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