Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by school location - IDACI and urban or rurality

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Absence information by the school location including the level of deprivation and rurality. Includes where a school location may differ from administrative authority responsible for the school.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Number of rows
50,215
Geographic levels
Local authority, Local authority district, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
Filters
  • IDACI band of school location
  • Rurality band of school location
  • School type
Time period
2018/19 to 2024/25

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namelad_codelad_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phasesch_ruralitysch_idacienrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_overall_percentsess_authorisedsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorisedsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percent
202425Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestSpecialTotal0 - 10 % most deprived4787168226923024913.686811561439.28169741064.40512178537.28849
202425Academic yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000002North West357E08000008TamesideState-funded secondaryTotalTotal1550151983084728419.096062083194.007442645225.08862387324.98548
202425Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberState-funded secondaryUrban - city and town C1 C2Total1051583625421633375649.20618639525.1413414736124.064662693525.61384
202425Academic yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000001North East392E08000022North TynesideState-funded primaryTotal60 - 70 %870320214158624.95356111063.4683147561.4852611513.21839
202425Academic yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000002North West357E08000008TamesideTotalTotal30 - 40 %2421864537568696.57797281243.25307287453.324940416.68732

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 13 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool type - Filter by school type
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees
sch_idaciIDACI band of school location - Filter by IDACI band of school location

Footnotes

  1. Total includes state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools.
  2. 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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