Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates - school level - autumn term

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Absence information for autumn term 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. Includes school level data.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
148,175
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
  • Authorised reasons rate
  • Excluded rate
  • Extended authorised holiday rate
  • Illness rate
  • Late rate
  • Medical appointments rate
  • No reason yet rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
  • Number of excluded sessions
  • Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of illness sessions
  • Number of late sessions
  • Number of medical appointments sessions
  • Number of no reason yet sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of overall reasons sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of schools
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
  • Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Number of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
  • Number of study leave sessions
  • Number of traveller sessions
  • Number of unauthorised absence sessions
  • Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Number of unauthorised other sessions
  • Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Overall reasons rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
  • Percentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
  • Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Religious observance rate
  • Study leave rate
  • Traveller rate
  • Unauthorised absence rate
  • Unauthorised holiday rate
  • Unauthorised other rate
  • Unauthorised reasons rate
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2016/17 Autumn term to 2022/23 Autumn term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typeschool_nametrustestabschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentenrolments_pa_50_exactenrolments_pa_50_exact_percentsess_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_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_auth_illness_ratesess_auth_appointments_ratesess_auth_religious_ratesess_auth_study_ratesess_auth_traveller_ratesess_auth_holiday_ratesess_auth_ext_holiday_ratesess_auth_excluded_ratesess_auth_other_ratesess_auth_totalreasons_ratesess_unauth_holiday_ratesess_unauth_late_ratesess_unauth_other_ratesess_unauth_noyet_ratesess_unauth_totalreasons_ratesess_overall_totalreasons_ratesess_x_covid_rate
201819Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000002North West877E06000007WarringtonState-funded primaryThelwall Community Junior School211687721161110001168243509366852513.843942.813141.03081710.1190521.19048490860004z6996852200310251936z02.01232032854209450.35318275154004110.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.0164271047227926z0.02464065708418890.40657084188911702.81314168377823410.90349075975359340.00000000000000000.12731006160164270.00000000000000001.03080082135523613.8439425051334702z
201920Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000002North West877E06000007WarringtonState-funded primaryThelwall Community Junior School2116877211611100011662388210117572544.233313.169751.063561810.8433700699510000z0775716818502541011z02.92689054518047060.21354995394020600.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.0000000000000000z0.00000000000000000.02931077799179303.16975127711246960.70345867180303160.00418725399882760.35591658990034340.00000000000000001.06356251570220254.2333137928146721z
202021Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000002North West877E06000007WarringtonState-funded primaryThelwall Community Junior School211687721161110001172251127515432082.99062.162310.8282974.0697710.5814477350000z0315435251510208751238401.89949028352978660.13937559732398850.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.0000000000000000z0.00000000000000000.12344695762981842.16231283848359350.20707231602421150.01991079961771260.60130614845492190.00000000000000000.82828926409684612.99060210258043969.4934692577253903
202223Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000002North West877E06000007WarringtonState-funded primaryThelwall Community Junior School2116877211611100011722360012259312945.190683.944921.245762112.209310.5814845730002z011931941218802941225003.58050847457627120.30932203389830510.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.0084745762711864z0.00000000000000000.04661016949152543.94491525423728810.39830508474576270.05084745762711860.79661016949152540.00000000000000001.24576271186440685.19067796610169490.0000000000000000
202122Autumn termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000002North West877E06000007WarringtonState-funded primaryThelwall Community Junior School211687721161110001171245549828031793.999353.270340.72901148.1871310.5848670440000z089803129043717998236602.72867964486438050.17919687220004890.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.00000000000000000.0000000000000000z0.00000000000000000.36246640058646253.27034291765089190.52537264804105240.00000000000000000.17512421601368410.02850859330455320.72900545735928973.99934837501018161.4905921642094974

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 49 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
num_schoolsNumber of schools
school_typeSchool type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
sess_auth_appointmentsNumber of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_appointments_rateMedical appointments rate
sess_auth_excludedNumber of excluded sessions
sess_auth_excluded_rateExcluded rate
sess_auth_ext_holidayNumber of extended authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_ext_holiday_rateExtended authorised holiday rate
sess_auth_holidayNumber of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holiday_rateAuthorised holiday rate
sess_auth_illnessNumber of illness sessions
sess_auth_illness_rateIllness rate
sess_auth_otherNumber of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_other_rateAuthorised other rate
sess_auth_religiousNumber of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_religious_rateReligious observance rate
sess_auth_studyNumber of study leave sessions
sess_auth_study_rateStudy leave rate
sess_auth_totalreasonsNumber of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_totalreasons_rateAuthorised reasons rate
sess_auth_travellerNumber of traveller sessions
sess_auth_traveller_rateTraveller rate
sess_authorisedNumber of authorised absence sessions
sess_authorised_percentAuthorised absence rate
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate
sess_overall_totalreasonsNumber of overall reasons sessions
sess_overall_totalreasons_rateOverall reasons rate
sess_possibleNumber of sessions possible
sess_unauth_holidayNumber of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_holiday_rateUnauthorised holiday rate
sess_unauth_lateNumber of late sessions
sess_unauth_late_rateLate rate
sess_unauth_noyetNumber of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_noyet_rateNo reason yet rate
sess_unauth_otherNumber of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_other_rateUnauthorised other rate
sess_unauth_totalreasonsNumber of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasons_rateUnauthorised reasons rate
sess_unauthorisedNumber of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_percentUnauthorised absence rate
sess_x_covidNumber of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_x_covid_rateRate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_y_exceptionalNumber of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances

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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