Data set from School workforce in England

Teacher absences - school level

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Full and part time teacher vacancies, temporarily filled posts in state-funded schools in England, by sector and grade. Numbers and rates. School level.

Data set details

Theme
Teachers and school workforce
Publication
School workforce in England
Release type
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Average number of days taken by each teacher who took sickness absence
  • Average number of days taken in sickness absence by all teachers
  • Percentage of teachers who took sickness absence
Filters
  • Type of school
Time period
2014/15 to 2022/23

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_laestabschool_urnschool_nameschool_typetotal_teachers_taking_absencepercentage_taking_absencetotal_number_of_days_lostaverage_number_of_days_takenaverage_number_of_days_all_teachers
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000001North East390E08000037Gateshead3901000108320Bensham Grove Nursery SchoolLA maintained nursery and primary1100222
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000001North East390E08000037Gateshead3901101144352River Tyne Academy GatesheadSpecial and PRU academies1285.7178.514.912.8
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000001North East390E08000037Gateshead3902008108321Carr Hill Community Primary SchoolLA maintained nursery and primary952.925628.415.1
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000001North East390E08000037Gateshead3902012108323Kelvin Grove Community Primary SchoolLA maintained nursery and primary1368.489.56.94.7
202223Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000001North East390E08000037Gateshead3902036108326South Street Community Primary SchoolLA maintained nursery and primary433.315338.312.8

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
average_number_of_days_all_teachersAverage number of days taken in sickness absence by all teachers
average_number_of_days_takenAverage number of days taken by each teacher who took sickness absence
percentage_taking_absencePercentage of teachers who took sickness absence
school_typeType of school
total_number_of_days_lostTotal number of working days lost to sickness absence

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