Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by pupil characteristic - termly

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Termly absence information by characteristics for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. 

Characteristics included are gender, year group, free school meal eligibility, SEN provision, SEN type of need, ethnicity and language.


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
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 2022/23 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
202223Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotalEthnicity - minority ethnic group2586300330853202235109711660404269069297.106165.018552.0876159654023.0653875366199146078339240690536714319.3824727712.261053537.12141924513704889832263373152123644944185396z257850133960816423501183650540813643417782615656847984232714853050.0000921460734
202223Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotalEthnicity Major - Any other ethnic group1685392109573714306859693714613146.781874.59512.186763625021.50837443222284489751035233454519.0626056211.514585697.548019932780688604591777164034612507z156658864996173112524022600289390212194584491420180100.00004785008
202223Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotalEthnicity Major - Asian Total8582291105418957757090554166722154237.017335.013182.0041520111623.433842566811646896722985682170399018.2704176711.631870456.63854721647271112629782535196896972509z440953559145497716925185934191108533714402198577769629340.000004447522
202223Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotalEthnicity Major - Black Total43414554307909294782520514548963715.427983.777451.650536941415.9886784959601619288100977060951819.0595059311.885296077.174209861620698122076145824307220268z544832149032036388154605815496051804996689130029276882270.000418281952
202223Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotalEthnicity Major - Chinese524926530095245026214913301133.752263.291120.4611449759.4776355862593888758071808116.8069814313.570284183.236697248182798115504840342217z64614540212206881224081690617162984224204800.00000022926

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. 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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