Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 11 September and 15 December 2023 by sex - Autumn term

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Published 25 January 2024

Last updated 25 January 2024

Autumn term local authority, regional and national attendance between 11 September and 15 December  2023, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by sex. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 2 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • School Type
  • Sex
• Time period: 2023/24 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	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	school_type	sex	present_sessions	approved_educational_activity	overall_attendance	overall_absence	authorised_absence	unauthorised_absence	late_sessions	possible_sessions	reason_present_am	reason_present_pm	reason_present	reason_l_present_late_before_registers_closed	reason_i_authorised_illness	reason_m_authorised_medical_dental	reason_r_authorised_religious_observance	reason_s_authorised_study_leave	reason_t_authorised_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	attendance_perc	overall_absence_perc	authorised_absence_perc	unauthorised_absence_perc	illness_perc	appointments_perc	unauth_hol_perc	unauth_oth_perc	unauth_late_registers_closed_perc	unauth_not_yet_perc	auth_religious_perc	auth_study_perc	auth_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000005	Rochdale	354	Primary	Male	1069775	4915	1074690	66757	43512	23245	17412	1141447	520842	534375	1055217	14558	36728	2648	18	3	59	226	1028	2802	689	200	3	299	3924	0	8476	2854	11508	407	94.15154623911579	5.848453760884211	3.812003535862813	2.0364502250213983	3.2176702028215063	0.23198624202437784	0.7425662339118679	1.0081939853536783	0.25003351009727126	0.035656495658580735	0.001576946	2.628242923236909E-4	0.005168878	0.019799430021718047	0.090061124	0.24547788903032727	19.58581185283102	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000007	Camden	202	Secondary	Female	392527	4997	397524	35173	22576	12597	19223	432697	180966	192903	373869	18658	17142	2022	23	0	1	133	699	2556	3121	3357	100	163	1613	0	605	565	8659	2768	91.87121704	8.128782958975913	5.2175078634702805	2.911275095505631	3.9616637046247143	0.46730159904043705	0.13982070594434443	2.0011694095406254	0.13057636174967702	0.6397086182709841	0.005315498	0	2.31108604866685E-4	0.030737444447269103	0.1615449148018128	0.5907135940392468	23.72222222222222	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000013	Hammersmith and Fulham	205	Special	Male	38751	582	39333	5646	4164	1482	644	44979	18922	19229	38151	600	2424	367	0	0	0	117	16	1240	449	2	7	0	126	0	62	44	1136	240	87.44747548856134	12.552524511438671	9.257653571666777	3.2948709397718936	5.3891816180884415	0.8159363258409481	0.13784210409302117	2.525623068543098	0.097823429	0.5335823384245981	0	0	0	0.2601213899819916	0.035572156	2.7568420818604236	37.29281767955801	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E06000043	Brighton and Hove	846	Special	Male	18948	111	19059	3435	2886	549	284	22494	9254	9449	18703	245	1227	207	0	0	0	92	4	1356	32	50	0	0	79	0	20	39	490	0	84.72926113630301	15.270738863696987	12.830088023472927	2.44065084	5.454787943451587	0.9202453987730062	0.088912599	2.1783586734240243	0.17337956788476927	0	0	0	0	0.408997955	0.017782519783053258	6.0282742064550545	44.19889502762431	202324
202324	Autumn term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	E10000003	Cambridgeshire	873	Primary	Unknown	801	2	803	66	54	12	11	869	401	390	791	10	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	8	3	92.40506329113924	7.594936709	6.214039125431531	1.380897583429229	1.8411967779056386	0	0	0.9205983889528193	0.11507479861910241	0.34522439585730724	0	0	0	0	0	4.372842347525892	23.52941176470588	202324

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 variables

Variable name	Variable description
appointments_perc	Authorised appointments absence rate
approved_educational_activity	Sessions marked as approved educational activity
attendance_perc	Attendance rate
auth_excluded_perc	Authorised exclusions absence rate
auth_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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