Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rate percent bands

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Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence
Filters
  • Absence percentage band
  • School type
Time period
2012/13 to 2016/17

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifiertime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameschool_typepercent_bandsenrolments_overallenrolments_overall_percentenrolments_authorisedenrolments_authorised_percentenrolments_unauthorisedenrolments_unauthorised_percent
Academic year201617NationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotal689977010068997701006899770100
Academic year201617NationalE92000001EnglandTotal05669658.277718511.3408679559.2
Academic year201617NationalE92000001EnglandTotal0.01 - 0.9973626010.793865513.697455514.1
Academic year201617NationalE92000001EnglandTotal1.00 - 1.99112531516.3135573019.65979608.7
Academic year201617NationalE92000001EnglandTotal2.00 - 2.9993198013.5102569514.93870555.6

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolments_authorisedNumber of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_authorised_percentPercentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_overallNumber of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
enrolments_overall_percentPercentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
enrolments_unauthorisedNumber of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence

Footnotes

  1. The number of sessions missed in each band expressed as a percentage of the total number of sessions missed for that category of absence overall.
  2. x - 1 or 2 enrolments, or a percentage based on 1 or 2 enrolments.
  3. State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.
  4. Special schools include maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies. Excludes general hospital schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved for SEN pupils.
  5. There may be discrepancies between totals and the sum of constituent parts as national and regional totals and totals across school types have been rounded to the nearest 5.
  6. State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including free schools.

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