Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence for four year olds - autumn and spring terms combined

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Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of schools
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2023/24 Autumn and spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phasenum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_overall_percent
202324Autumn and spring termNationalE92000001EnglandTotal1644362459914420606594960106.58503
202324Autumn and spring termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primary1574261119614119127692147816.52645
202324Autumn and spring termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded secondary154843218924231376817.27538
202324Autumn and spring termNationalE92000001EnglandSpecial5474971112236614354812.7898
202324Autumn and spring termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastTotal8722823767474454418466.54835

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool type - Filter by school type
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
num_schoolsNumber of schools
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate

Footnotes

  1. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.

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