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.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,288
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Authorised absence rate
- Authorised absence rate exact
- Number of authorised absence sessions
- Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of authorised holiday sessions
- Number of authorised other sessions
- Number of authorised reasons sessions
- Number of excluded sessions
- Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
- Number of illness sessions
- Number of late sessions
- Number of medical appointments sessions
- Number of no reason yet sessions
- Number of overall absence sessions
- Number of overall absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of overall reasons sessions
- Number of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of religious observance sessions
- Number of sessions possible
- Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees
- Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
- Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Number of study leave sessions
- Number of traveller sessions
- Number of unauthorised absence sessions
- Number of unauthorised absence sessions for persistent absentees
- Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
- Number of unauthorised other sessions
- Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
- Overall absence rate
- Overall absence rate exact
- Percentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
- Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Unauthorised absence rate
- Unauthorised absence rate exact
- Filters
- Characteristic
- School type
- Time period
- 2020/21 Autumn term to 2022/23 Spring term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | school_type | characteristic | enrolments | sess_possible | sess_overall | sess_authorised | sess_unauthorised | sess_overall_percent | sess_authorised_percent | sess_unauthorised_percent | enrolments_pa_10_exact | enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent | sess_possible_pa_10_exact | sess_overall_pa_10_exact | sess_authorised_pa_10_exact | sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact | sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact | sess_auth_illness | sess_auth_appointments | sess_auth_religious | sess_auth_study | sess_auth_traveller | sess_auth_holiday | sess_auth_ext_holiday | sess_auth_excluded | sess_auth_other | sess_auth_totalreasons | sess_unauth_holiday | sess_unauth_late | sess_unauth_other | sess_unauth_noyet | sess_unauth_totalreasons | sess_overall_totalreasons | sess_x_covid | sess_x_covid_rate | sess_y_exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202223 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Ethnicity - minority ethnic group | 2586300 | 330853202 | 23510971 | 16604042 | 6906929 | 7.10616 | 5.01855 | 2.08761 | 596540 | 23.06538 | 75366199 | 14607833 | 9240690 | 5367143 | 19.38247277 | 12.26105353 | 7.121419245 | 13704889 | 832263 | 37315 | 21236 | 44944 | 185396 | z | 257850 | 1339608 | 16423501 | 1836505 | 408136 | 4341778 | 261565 | 6847984 | 23271485 | 305 | 0.000092 | 1460734 |
| 202223 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Ethnicity Major - Any other ethnic group | 168539 | 21095737 | 1430685 | 969371 | 461314 | 6.78187 | 4.5951 | 2.18676 | 36250 | 21.50837 | 4432222 | 844897 | 510352 | 334545 | 19.06260562 | 11.51458569 | 7.548019932 | 780688 | 60459 | 1777 | 1640 | 346 | 12507 | z | 15665 | 88649 | 961731 | 125240 | 22600 | 289390 | 21219 | 458449 | 1420180 | 10 | 0.000047 | 85008 |
| 202223 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Ethnicity Major - Asian Total | 858229 | 110541895 | 7757090 | 5541667 | 2215423 | 7.01733 | 5.01318 | 2.00415 | 201116 | 23.43384 | 25668116 | 4689672 | 2985682 | 1703990 | 18.27041767 | 11.63187045 | 6.638547216 | 4727111 | 262978 | 25351 | 9689 | 69 | 72509 | z | 44095 | 355914 | 5497716 | 925185 | 93419 | 1108533 | 71440 | 2198577 | 7696293 | 4 | 0.000004 | 447522 |
| 202223 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Ethnicity Major - Black Total | 434145 | 54307909 | 2947825 | 2051454 | 896371 | 5.42798 | 3.77745 | 1.65053 | 69414 | 15.98867 | 8495960 | 1619288 | 1009770 | 609518 | 19.05950593 | 11.88529607 | 7.17420986 | 1620698 | 122076 | 1458 | 2430 | 72 | 20268 | z | 54483 | 214903 | 2036388 | 154605 | 81549 | 605180 | 49966 | 891300 | 2927688 | 227 | 0.000418 | 281952 |
| 202223 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Ethnicity Major - Chinese | 52492 | 6530095 | 245026 | 214913 | 30113 | 3.75226 | 3.29112 | 0.46114 | 4975 | 9.47763 | 558625 | 93888 | 75807 | 18081 | 16.80698143 | 13.57028418 | 3.236697248 | 182798 | 11550 | 48 | 403 | 4 | 2217 | z | 646 | 14540 | 212206 | 8812 | 2408 | 16906 | 1716 | 29842 | 242048 | 0 | 0.000000 | 22926 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristic - Filter by characteristic |
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact | Number of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent | Percentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed |
| school_type | School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special |
| sess_auth_appointments | Number of medical appointments sessions |
| sess_auth_excluded | Number of excluded sessions |
| sess_auth_ext_holiday | Number of extended authorised holiday sessions |
| sess_auth_holiday | Number of authorised holiday sessions |
| sess_auth_illness | Number of illness sessions |
| sess_auth_other | Number of authorised other sessions |
| sess_auth_religious | Number of religious observance sessions |
| sess_auth_study | Number of study leave sessions |
| sess_auth_totalreasons | Number of authorised reasons sessions |
| sess_auth_traveller | Number of traveller sessions |
| sess_authorised | Number of authorised absence sessions |
| sess_authorised_pa_10_exact | Number of authorised absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_authorised_percent | Authorised absence rate |
| sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact | Authorised absence rate exact |
| sess_overall | Number of overall absence sessions |
| sess_overall_pa_10_exact | Number of overall absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_overall_percent | Overall absence rate |
| sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact | Overall absence rate exact |
| sess_overall_totalreasons | Number of overall reasons sessions |
| sess_possible | Number of sessions possible |
| sess_possible_pa_10_exact | Number of sessions possible for persistent absentees |
| sess_unauth_holiday | Number of unauthorised holiday sessions |
| sess_unauth_late | Number of late sessions |
| sess_unauth_noyet | Number of no reason yet sessions |
| sess_unauth_other | Number of unauthorised other sessions |
| sess_unauth_totalreasons | Number of unauthorised reasons sessions |
| sess_unauthorised | Number of unauthorised absence sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact | Number of unauthorised absence sessions for persistent absentees |
| sess_unauthorised_percent | Unauthorised absence rate |
| sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact | Unauthorised absence rate exact |
| sess_x_covid | Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_x_covid_rate | Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_y_exceptional | Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances |
Footnotes
- 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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