Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance since week commencing 07 September 2026 - weekly

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Published 8 October 2026

Last updated 8 October 2026

Weekly local authority, regional and national attendance since 07 September 2026, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 39 2026
• Number of rows: 1,941
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
• Time period: 2026 Week 37 to 2026 Week 39

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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	education_phase	num_schools	enrolments	present_sessions	overall_attendance	approved_educational_activity	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_mobile_child	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_c1_authorised_regulated_performance	reason_j1_authorised_interview	reason_c2_authorised_temp_reduced_timetable	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_k_aea_education_arranged_by_la	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	total_num_schools	total_enrolments	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_mob_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_performance_perc	auth_interview_perc	auth_part_time_perc	auth_other_perc
2026	Week 37	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000026	Plymouth	879	Primary	69	15615.6	148164	148348	184	5877	3439	2438	966	154225	73286	74114	147400	764	2085	438	6	0	34	0	9	509	1	7	350	90	0	1	71	0	22	921	202	895	420	69	19332	96.1893337656022	3.8106662343978	2.22985897228076	1.58080726211704	1.35192089479656	0.284000648403307	0.597179445615173	0.580320959636894	0.130977467985087	0.272329388879883	0.00389041984114119	0	0.0220457124331334	0.00583562976171178	0.000648403306856865	0.00453882314799805	0.226941157399903	0.330037283190144
2026	Week 37	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	E06000025	South Gloucestershire	803	Primary	93	19472	185322	186675	1353	6604	4598	2006	1165	193279	91866	92496	184362	960	3036	558	0	0	75	0	34	552	0	3	340	180	0	58	1081	0	34	753	205	824	224	93	22577	96.5831776861428	3.41682231385717	2.37894442748566	1.03787788637151	1.57078627269388	0.288701824823183	0.389592247476446	0.42632670905789	0.106064290481635	0.115894639355543	0	0	0.0388040087127934	0.0175911506164664	0	0.00155216034851174	0.175911506164664	0.28559750412616
2026	Week 37	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000008	Croydon	306	Primary	87	25853.2	242192	243054	862	11740	6325	5415	3544	254794	117932	121093	239025	3167	3686	598	18	0	21	0	35	1725	4	85	153	127	0	28	653	0	54	1514	377	2986	538	87	31654	95.392356177932	4.60764382206802	2.48239754468316	2.12524627738487	1.44665886951812	0.234699404224589	0.594205515043525	1.17192712544251	0.147962667880719	0.211150969018109	0.00706453056194416	0	0.00824195232226818	0.0137365872037803	0.00156989568043204	0.0333602832091808	0.0600485097765253	0.677017512186315
2026	Week 37	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000014	Haringey	309	Primary	60	15232.4	143372	144085	713	6749	3319	3430	1779	150834	70195	71536	141731	1641	1899	383	32	0	20	0	1	844	5	27	108	60	0	6	647	0	0	1235	138	1524	533	60	18923	95.5255446384767	4.47445536152326	2.20043226328281	2.27402309824045	1.25899996022117	0.253921529628598	0.818780911465585	1.01038227455348	0.0914913083257091	0.353368603895673	0.0212153758436427	0	0.0132596099022767	0.000662980495113834	0.00331490247556917	0.0179004733680735	0.0716018934722941	0.559555537876076
2026	Week 37	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000007	Stockport	356	Primary	85	19984.6	189916	190723	807	6463	4067	2396	1898	197186	93301	94981	188282	1634	2909	520	4	0	0	0	18	522	9	0	85	19	0	11	762	0	15	846	264	984	302	85	24377	96.7223839420649	3.27761605793515	2.06251965149656	1.21509640643859	1.47525686407757	0.263710405404035	0.429036544176564	0.499021228687635	0.133883744282048	0.153154889292343	0.00202854158003104	0	0	0.00912843711013966	0.00456421855506983	0	0.0431065085756595	0.26472467619405

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 56 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_interview_perc	Authorised interview rate

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