Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence - school level - autumn term

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Published 20 July 2023

Last updated 20 July 2023

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. Includes school level data.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2022/23
• Geographic levels: 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
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn term to 2022/23 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_laestab	school_urn	school_name	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
202021	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2022475	100020	Primrose Hill School				1	350	213	202	53	169	47	0	0	0	0	z	1	31	1	7	49	0	129	0
202122	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2022475	100020	Primrose Hill School				1	342	250	239	76	216	47	1	0	0	0	z	1	37	1	21	42	37	331	6
202223	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2022475	100020	Primrose Hill School				1	348	306	299	64	272	87	1	0	0	9	z	0	43	13	34	26	0	0	4
201920	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2022475	100020	Primrose Hill School				1	351	257	236	73	198	65	5	0	0	0	z	2	39	16	15	51	0	z	0
201617	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	2022475	100020	Primrose Hill School				1	365	314	308	63	248	82	125	0	0	4	z	1	28	20	28	38	1	z	0

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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. 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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