Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term

03 - Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence

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Published 26 May 2022

Last updated 26 May 2022

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
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• 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
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2006/07 Autumn term to 2021/22 Autumn term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

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

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 21 variables

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

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Footnotes

1. 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).
2. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.

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