Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 02 January and 31 March 2024 by SEN - Spring term

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Published 11 July 2024

Last updated 11 July 2024

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 2 January and 31 March 2024, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by SEN. 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 26 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • School Type
  • Special Educational Need
• Time period: 2023/24 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	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	school_type	sen	num_schools	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	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E06000035	Medway	887	Primary	SEN support	69.17241379310344	352542	2171	354713	31139	21441	9698	6452	385852	171146	176161	347307	5235	15974	1685	0	1	99	141	514	3027	1180	559	9	315	667	0	790	1217	7404	287	91.9298072836217	8.070192716378301	5.55679379658522	2.5133989197930813	4.139929299316837	0.43669593522905154	0.20474171443973338	1.9188704477364378	0.31540590692804493	0.07438085068886516	0.0	2.59166727138903E-4	0.0256575059867514	0.036542508526585325	0.13321169774939615	0.7844976830494593	27.319309600863	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000066	Somerset	933	Secondary	No SEN	25.810344827586206	1715977	18729	1734706	189657	129781	59876	56790	1924363	825885	838999	1664884	51093	101146	7085	104	3	70	473	6995	13905	2577	2860	329	1796	10791	3236	3287	5697	49791	1101	90.14442701299079	9.855572987009207	6.744101814470555	3.111471172538653	5.256076945981605	0.3681737801028184	0.17080976925871055	2.587401649273032	0.29604601626616184	0.05721373774074849	0.005404385762977151	1.5589574316280245E-4	0.0036375673404653902	0.02457956217200185	0.36349690780793437	0.7225767695595894	29.515945330296127	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000007	Camden	202	Special	EHC plan	2.8275862068965516	23984	246	24230	4730	3344	1386	808	28960	11382	12048	23430	554	2293	366	1	0	0	128	29	527	219	93	0	0	27	0	48	254	1061	23	83.6671270718232	16.332872928176794	11.546961325966851	4.785911602209945	7.91781767955801	1.2638121546961325	0.16574585635359115	3.663674033149171	0.8770718232044198	0.07941988950276244	0.0034530386740331495	0.0	0.0	0.44198895027624313	0.10013812154696132	1.8197513812154695	46.59498207885305	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	E06000032	Luton	821	Secondary	No SEN	10.827586206896552	1047074	11784	1058858	84850	52106	32744	38414	1143708	498404	514444	1012848	34226	41184	3945	45	2	14	135	2365	4416	4971	2775	207	1282	2985	2339	4683	4188	23254	619	92.58114833506454	7.418851664935455	4.555883144998549	2.862968519936907	3.6009191157183476	0.3449306990945241	0.40945765877304346	2.0332112742063533	0.3661773809398903	0.054122206017619884	0.003934570712104838	1.748698094268817E-4	0.0012240886659881716	0.011803712136314514	0.2067835496472876	0.3861125392145548	22.716142399698626	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000019	Islington	206	Secondary	SEN support	5.931034482758621	51214	1407	52621	7645	2926	4719	3108	60266	23346	25035	48381	2833	1929	303	2	0	0	2	207	483	835	564	9	36	354	173	61	275	4373	10	87.31457206385026	12.685427936149738	4.855142202900475	7.830285733249262	3.200809743470614	0.5027710483523048	0.10121793382670162	7.256164338101086	0.4563103574154581	0.016593103906016662	0.003318620781203332	0.0	0.0	0.003318620781203332	0.34347725085454484	0.8014469186606046	36.06837606837607	202324

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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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