03 - Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence
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The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. National, Regional and Local Authority data from 2006/07.
School data from 2016/17.
Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term
- Release
- Autumn term 2021/22
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 136,652
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Geographic levels (only available via download / public API)
- School
- Indicators
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exceptional circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence
- Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session
- Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session
- Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of schools
- Filters
- School type
- Time period
- 2006/07 Autumn term to 2021/22 Autumn term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | school_type | school_name | trust | estab | school_laestab | school_urn | academy_type | academy_open_date | all_through | num_schools | enrolments | enrol_overall | enrol_authorised | enrol_unauthorised | enrol_auth_illness | enrol_auth_appointments | enrol_auth_religious | enrol_auth_study | enrol_auth_traveller | enrol_auth_holiday | enrol_auth_ext_holiday | enrol_auth_excluded | enrol_auth_other | enrol_unauth_holiday | enrol_unauth_late | enrol_unauth_other | enrol_unauth_noyet | enrol_x_covid | enrol_y_exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 21223 | 7124905 | 5732760 | 5392741 | 1888808 | 4870885 | 1198396 | 37033 | 12210 | 3276 | 56146 | z | 107902 | 781993 | 298097 | 351679 | 1352487 | 183516 | 2415576 | 1379471 | |||||||||||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded primary and secondary | 20165 | 7003676 | 5624765 | 5287872 | 1856188 | 4784519 | 1154080 | 36765 | 12156 | 3223 | 51753 | z | 104863 | 742776 | 295249 | 345333 | 1327860 | 180053 | 2367436 | 1353315 | |||||||||||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded primary | 16762 | 3847758 | 3020156 | 2825580 | 950201 | 2519397 | 543482 | 22494 | 293 | 2274 | 41856 | z | 12036 | 379394 | 221426 | 215719 | 584794 | 68224 | 1233837 | 163845 | |||||||||||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded secondary | 3403 | 3155918 | 2604609 | 2462292 | 905987 | 2265122 | 610598 | 14271 | 11863 | 949 | 9897 | z | 92827 | 363382 | 73823 | 129614 | 743066 | 111829 | 1133599 | 1189470 | |||||||||||||
| 202122 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 1058 | 121229 | 107995 | 104869 | 32620 | 86366 | 44316 | 268 | 54 | 53 | 4393 | z | 3039 | 39217 | 2848 | 6346 | 24627 | 3463 | 48140 | 26156 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| enrol_auth_appointments | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments |
| enrol_auth_excluded | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion |
| enrol_auth_ext_holiday | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday |
| enrol_auth_holiday | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday |
| enrol_auth_illness | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness |
| enrol_auth_other | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances |
| enrol_auth_religious | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance |
| enrol_auth_study | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave |
| enrol_auth_traveller | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence |
| enrol_authorised | Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session |
| enrol_overall | Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session |
| enrol_unauth_holiday | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed |
| enrol_unauth_late | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late |
| enrol_unauth_noyet | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet |
| enrol_unauth_other | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances |
| enrol_unauthorised | Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session |
| enrol_x_covid | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| enrol_y_exceptional | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exceptional circumstances |
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| num_schools | Number of schools |
| school_type | School type - Filter by school type |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary and secondary schools. Does not include special schools. Available from 2006/07 to present (data for special schools is available from 2016/17 onwards).
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
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