Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence number missing at least one session by reason

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Published 26 March 2020

Last updated 26 March 2020

Data set details

Theme: Pupils and schools
Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
Release: Academic year 2016/17
Release type
Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators: Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
Filters: School type
Time period: 2012/13 to 2016/17

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifier	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	school_type	enrolments	enrol_overall	enrol_authorised	enrol_unauthorised	enrol_auth_illness	enrol_auth_appointments	enrol_auth_religious	enrol_auth_study	enrol_auth_traveller	enrol_auth_holiday	enrol_auth_ext_holiday	enrol_auth_excluded	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet
Academic year	201617	National	E92000001	England			Total	6899770	6332800	6122580	2812975	5551750	2461505	556300	81970	7885	238335	.	195190	1344630	970160	543840	1692405	399425
Academic year	201617	National	E92000001	England			State-funded primary	3909500	3580655	3447445	1607305	3120585	1277760	327755	920	5860	172075	.	33515	654970	694095	355020	828275	172495
Academic year	201617	National	E92000001	England			State-funded secondary	2895975	2661485	2585705	1169745	2353410	1122645	221275	80255	1910	54665	.	155895	654835	270840	180395	838430	220900
Academic year	201617	National	E92000001	England			Special	94295	90660	89430	35920	77760	61100	7275	795	110	11600	.	5780	34825	5220	8425	25705	6030
Academic year	201617	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	Total	322255	294315	283680	135985	262520	104820	10105	715	435	15410	.	9480	54330	59960	15960	74825	21600

Table showing first 5 of 18 variables
Variable name	Variable description
enrol_auth_appointments	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
enrol_auth_excluded	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
enrol_auth_ext_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
enrol_auth_holiday	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
enrol_auth_illness	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence for specific reason.
x - 1 or 2 enrolments, or a percentage based on 1 or 2 enrolments.
State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.
Number of enrolments includes pupils on the school roll for at least one session who are aged between 5 and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once (if they moved schools during the academic year or are registered in more than one school).
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.
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.
State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including free schools.

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