Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence by geographic level - termly

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Published 23 October 2025

Last updated 23 October 2025

Termly absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2024/25
• Number of rows: 11,582
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Overall absence rate
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
• Filters:
  • School type
• Time period: 2018/19 Autumn term to 2024/25 Spring 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	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	education_phase	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_authorised	sess_unauthorised	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	sess_auth_illness	sess_auth_appointments	sess_auth_religious	sess_auth_study	sess_auth_traveller	sess_auth_holiday	sess_auth_ext_holiday	sess_auth_excluded	sess_auth_interview	sess_auth_reg_performance	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	sess_auth_other	sess_auth_totalreasons	sess_unauth_holiday	sess_unauth_late	sess_unauth_other	sess_unauth_noyet	sess_unauth_totalreasons	sess_overall_totalreasons	sess_x_covid	sess_y_exceptional	sess_q_la_arrangements	sess_auth_illness_rate	sess_auth_appointments_rate	sess_auth_religious_rate	sess_auth_study_rate	sess_auth_traveller_rate	sess_auth_holiday_rate	sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate	sess_auth_excluded_rate	sess_auth_interview_rate	sess_auth_reg_performance_rate	sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_rate	sess_auth_other_rate	sess_auth_totalreasons_rate	sess_unauth_holiday_rate	sess_unauth_late_rate	sess_unauth_other_rate	sess_unauth_noyet_rate	sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate	sess_overall_totalreasons_rate	sess_x_covid_rate
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	3792784	533521153	27062816	19724761	7338055	5.07249	3.69709	1.3754	541969	14.28948	33887	0.89346	15836635	1317739	35511	3190	63342	z	z	149465	63907	18857	588808	1647311	19724765	3006339	821355	3370575	139846	7338115	27062880	z	678842	10011	2.96832	0.24699	0.00666	0.0006	0.01187	z	z	0.02801	0.01198	0.00353	0.11036	0.30876	3.69709	0.56349	0.15395	0.63176	0.02621	1.37541	5.0725	0
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded secondary	3282162	450797529	34533267	22129505	12403762	7.66048	4.90897	2.75152	692072	21.08586	104669	3.18903	16343005	1572072	22113	15106	14956	z	z	1193373	41927	24469	1029994	1872490	22129505	1587432	1109262	9541126	165942	12403762	34533267	z	2725902	23735	3.62535	0.34873	0.00491	0.00335	0.00332	z	z	0.26472	0.0093	0.00543	0.22848	0.41537	4.90897	0.35214	0.24607	2.1165	0.03681	2.75152	7.66048	0
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Special	143210	19938771	2501699	1878589	623110	12.54691	9.42179	3.12512	49974	34.89561	9050	6.31939	1067481	192793	979	30	1269	z	z	33615	939	2080	232187	347216	1878589	81451	52846	475665	13148	623110	2501699	z	195277	9767	5.3538	0.96693	0.00491	0.00015	0.00636	z	z	0.16859	0.00471	0.01043	1.1645	1.74141	9.42179	0.40851	0.26504	2.38563	0.06594	3.12512	12.54691	0
202425	Autumn term	National	E92000001	England						Total	7218156	1004257453	64097782	43732855	20364927	6.3826	4.35475	2.02786	1284015	17.78868	147606	2.04493	33247121	3082604	58603	18326	79567	z	z	1376453	106773	45406	1850989	3867017	43732859	4675222	1983463	13387366	318936	20364987	64097846	z	3600021	43513	3.31062	0.30695	0.00584	0.00182	0.00792	z	z	0.13706	0.01063	0.00452	0.18431	0.38506	4.35475	0.46554	0.19751	1.33306	0.03176	2.02787	6.38261	0
202425	Spring term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded primary	3767282	444994226	23417674	17794481	5623193	5.26247	3.99881	1.26366	601485	15.96602	30879	0.81966	13933523	1152782	646620	591	43462	z	z	138490	23049	11171	590482	1254311	17794481	1597006	731395	3176455	118337	5623193	23417674	z	1650624	7082	3.13117	0.25906	0.14531	0.00013	0.00977	z	z	0.03112	0.00518	0.00251	0.13269	0.28187	3.99881	0.35888	0.16436	0.71382	0.02659	1.26366	5.26247	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 55 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees (10% or more sessions missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more sessions missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more sessions missed)

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Footnotes

1. Total includes state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
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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