Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by geographic level

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Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2006/07 to 2016/17

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
year_breakdowntime_identifiertime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameestablaestaburnschool_typeacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_schoolsenrolmentssess_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_totalreasons
six half termsAcademic year201617Local authorityE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London201E09000001City of LondonTotalTotalTotalTotal11796650016941621732.52.40.152.815422051802513.311.71.6119863128008.72171621804817731694
six half termsAcademic year201617Local authorityE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London201E09000001City of LondonState-funded primaryTotalTotalTotal11796650016941621732.52.40.152.815422051802513.311.71.6119863128008.72171621804817731694
six half termsAcademic year201617Local authorityE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London202E09000007CamdenTotalTotalTotalTotal55184126499469328912248648802645.13.81.2228712.4739864124451795094494216.810.76.11804012428114700126856345.583516875248648126924890526741000880264328912
six half termsAcademic year201617Local authorityE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London202E09000007CamdenState-funded primaryTotalTotalTotal4299373564402154750123825309254.33.50.99529.630639345202326821252014.810.74.1924691037379543104796.54576751238257934393415906315130925154750
six half termsAcademic year201617Local authorityE92000001EnglandE13000001Inner London202E09000007CamdenState-funded secondaryTotalTotalTotal1082262847921163334117045462895.74.11.612381540058070973413072966617.710.37.482994124626548123751318.51638362117045461267534328667446289163334

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 35 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees
num_schoolsNumber of schools
school_typeSchool type - Filter by school type

Footnotes

  1. Absence rates are the number of absence sessions expressed as a percentage of the total number of possible sessions.
  2. Pupil enrolments missing 10 percent or more of their own possible sessions (due to authorised or unauthorised absence) are classified as persistent absentees.
  3. x - 1 or 2 enrolments, or a percentage based on 1 or 2 enrolments.
  4. State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.
  5. Number of enrolments includes pupils on the school roll for at least one session who are aged between 5 and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once (if they moved schools during the academic year or are registered in more than one school).
  6. Special schools include maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies. Excludes general hospital schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved for SEN pupils.
  7. Includes all schools with at least six enrolments who reported absence information via the school census for the associated academic year.
  8. There may be discrepancies between totals and the sum of constituent parts as national and regional totals and totals across school types have been rounded to the nearest 5.
  9. The persistent absentee rate is the number of persistent absentees expressed as a percentage of the total number of enrolments.
  10. The definition of persistent absence changed from the 2015/16 academic year - The information presented for years prior to 2015/16 has been produced using the same methodology in order to allow users to make comparisons on a consistent basis over time.
  11. State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including free schools.

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