Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by pupil characteristic - termly

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Published 19 October 2023

Last updated 19 October 2023

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: Autumn and spring term 2022/23
• 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

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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	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

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 38 variables

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

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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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