Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 05 January and 02 April 2026 by SEN - Spring term

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Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 05 January and 02 April 2026, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by SEN.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil attendance in schools
Release type
Number of rows
1,916
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
Filters
  • Education Phase
  • Special Educational Need
Time period
2025/26 Spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namenew_la_codela_nameold_la_codeeducation_phasesennum_schoolspresent_sessionsapproved_educational_activityoverall_attendanceoverall_absenceauthorised_absenceunauthorised_absencelate_sessionspossible_sessionsreason_present_amreason_present_pmreason_presentreason_l_present_late_before_registers_closedreason_i_authorised_illnessreason_m_authorised_medical_dentalreason_r_authorised_religious_observancereason_s_authorised_study_leavereason_t_authorised_mobile_childreason_h_authorised_holidayreason_e_authorised_excludedreason_c_authorised_otherreason_c1_authorised_regulated_performancereason_j1_authorised_interviewreason_c2_authorised_temp_reduced_timetablereason_b_aea_education_off_sitereason_j_aea_interviewreason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activityreason_v_aea_educational_visit_tripreason_w_aea_work_experiencereason_k_aea_education_arranged_by_lareason_g_unauthorised_holidayreason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closedreason_o_other_unauthorisedreason_n_no_reason_yetattendance_percoverall_absence_percauthorised_absence_percunauthorised_absence_percillness_percappointments_percunauth_hol_percunauth_oth_percunauth_late_registers_closed_percunauth_not_yet_percauth_religious_percauth_study_percauth_mob_percauth_excluded_percauth_performance_percauth_interview_percauth_part_time_percauth_other_percpa_percacademic_year
202526Spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestE06000007Warrington877SecondarySEN support12.92727272727271803792990183369254331382711606939320880283422889421723648015881310904700081120152212101783601211188308154261378958222087.81956111531512.1804388846850146.6220630070593185.5583758776256934.22074501202095750.5220256510952960.204021034281280824.58903650348176750.65995536441221820.105362975450426720.0225093629371366160.00.00.38840624131952760.010536297545042670.0057470713882050930.48706430015038170.96502907060277230.970873786407765202526
202526Spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000007LondonE09000007Camden202PrimaryNo SEN37.218181818181857653262005827323158824879670910433614320279808287028566836969617761169033510201217785714286936038048820216587373298101694.858054434171115.1419455658288844.0498437296522991.09210183617658552.89116421409037640.275100924599557260.26989191300950650.53685375699960940.119970048183357210.16538611798411250.54548118244563090.03.2556322437817426E-40.00195337934626904540.0092785518947779660.023114988930850370.013999218648261490.289425706472196915.609007164790173202526
202526Spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsE06000018Nottingham892SecondaryNo SEN17.745762711864415083081850115268091316346088670748652151658443703798747487145128557023395573828719520045954202422112824042054280965402419403381925758194292.062796249253077.9372037507469353.6712748041385814.2659289466083552.38518899956163730.230818906649188440.243179898253964723.47199150046157760.493957284030865140.056800263861947630.433840656567636041.2059504004659793E-40.00.277067104507058742.4119008009319587E-40.013325751925149070.077301420669869270.253370179137902222.844528539892778202526
202526Spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000007LondonE09000026Redbridge317SecondarySEN support17.9830508474576236118275923887726140149111122910091265017110954116404227358876085551306249100011241065335328487305779139064810231331870317290.136481810600839.8635181893991715.6264315119407444.2370866774584273.22809480146556640.49279857518574280.38601297275269133.2839402755294940.5022319322911360.064901496885105490.93993970198138230.00.00.424123735458480.0124520313791190770.0199987170634336640.10716293671726720.40186101268975229.63792459873087202526
202526Spring termLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000009South WestE06000030Swindon866SpecialSEN support1.9629629629629616591166020011387818608258321657295800000100001000000680189.2473118279569910.752688172043016.0752688172043014.677419354838715.107526881720430.430107526881720440.04.3010752688172050.32258064516129030.0537634408602150550.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.537634408602150625.925925925925924202526

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 54 variables
Variable nameVariable description
appointments_percAuthorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activitySessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_percAttendance rate
auth_excluded_percAuthorised exclusions absence rate
auth_interview_percAuthorised interview rate

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