Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence - school level - autumn and spring term combined

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Published 19 October 2023

Last updated 19 October 2023

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. Includes school level data.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2022/23
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
  • Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2022/23 Autumn and spring term

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	school_type	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	num_schools	enrolments	enrol_overall	enrol_authorised	enrol_unauthorised	enrol_auth_illness	enrol_auth_appointments	enrol_auth_religious	enrol_auth_study	enrol_auth_traveller	enrol_auth_holiday	enrol_auth_ext_holiday	enrol_auth_excluded	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional	school_name
201617	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	206	E09000019	Islington	3501	2063501	100444	State-funded primary				1	182	154	152	53	143	28	6	0	0	0	z	6	25	13	1	41	0	0	0	z
201617	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	206	E09000019	Islington	3527	2063527	100446	State-funded primary				1	161	137	131	71	118	39	5	0	0	4	z	0	21	9	18	66	1	0	0	z
201617	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	206	E09000019	Islington	3575	2063575	100447	State-funded primary				1	179	154	135	105	121	65	0	0	0	0	z	0	45	1	2	70	62	0	0	z
201617	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	206	E09000019	Islington	3606	2063606	100448	State-funded primary				1	183	148	141	34	128	34	17	0	0	13	z	1	16	4	12	23	3	0	0	z
201617	Autumn and spring term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	206	E09000019	Islington	3631	2063631	100449	State-funded primary				1	357	305	282	99	231	115	0	0	0	48	z	0	40	7	0	0	95	0	0	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 21 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrol_auth_appointments	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
enrol_auth_excluded	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
enrol_auth_ext_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
enrol_auth_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
enrol_auth_illness	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness

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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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