Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms

Absence rates by pupil characteristic - termly data

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Termly absence information by pupil characteristics including age, gender, year group, free school meals (FSM), special educational needs (SEN) and ethnicity for England. 


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate exact
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
Filters
  • Characteristic
  • School type
Time period
2020/21 Autumn term to 2021/22 Spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameschool_typecharacteristicenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentsess_possible_pa_10_exactsess_overall_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_pa_10_exactsess_overall_percent_pa_10_exactsess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exactsess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exactsess_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_x_covid_ratesess_y_exceptional
202122Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primaryTotal3916655525568504300238432393203060918135.712644.553551.1590975019319.153921003489691694555412757940418761416.88662491390419612.7135735694504234.1730513444537732003327710166625417773153268257305z779621836118233295001716649493060354448620044659546412928414182224611.5644889176996801567194
202122Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primaryFemale1921922257882167145120431154688029651635.627394.477581.1498136324818.900254855005580882516066568202168316.6448974024558612.4844545433891524.1604428590667197827254690622690726425773129698z95868142771125829285295824324417074409508628987281415702039691521.539133956478658275456
202122Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandSpecialMale91393120766701529499120171832778112.664919.950742.714173485538.137494640985125467795232730235027.03177212489954320.517700135085936.5140719898136166963259803157423568424168z18763347325118610520011143402758711165432187615079813267432.705571983005249117776
202122Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primaryFSM eligible9513031270913909795478703700427584747.707435.536962.1704626267827.612443557059265826354463958211867718.50583481995464312.5495746598763385.95626016007830357624263258895789791898145003z4515966853468718604078523028621901866885192701099957295924103611.8965572726838538156656
202122Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotalFSM not eligible5470379734108756440866713634636577403066.005474.951091.05438108049219.751681452830582574901120197895555111617.72334045997297413.9024434631600333.8208969968129383306182831743395773817011350679283730z36863526208203583303617998453768105135980341095765373043486766111522331.51915270167408274181886

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 38 variables
Variable nameVariable description
characteristicCharacteristic - Filter by characteristic
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
school_typeSchool type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special

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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