Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence as a percentage of possible sessions by band - full academic years

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The number of pupil enrolments by overall, authorised and unauthorised absence percentage point bands.

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 illness absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Filters
  • Absence percentage band
  • School type
Time period
2013/14 to 2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifieryear_breakdowntime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameeducation_phasepercent_bandsenrolments_overallenrolments_overall_percentenrolments_authorisedenrolments_authorised_percentenrolments_unauthorisedenrolments_unauthorised_percentenrolments_sess_x_covidenrolments_sess_x_covid_percentenrolments_illnessenrolments_illness_percent
Academic yearSix half terms201314NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial041245.0293350966.214715443466.38374zzzz
Academic yearSix half terms201314NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial0.01 - 0.9959847.2976568938.4062997412.16356zzzz
Academic yearSix half terms201314NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial1.00 - 1.99938811.448921046412.7611353096.47447zzzz
Academic yearSix half terms201314NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial10.00 - 10.9923192.8280821732.650032870.35zzzz
Academic yearSix half terms201314NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial11.00 - 11.9919912.4280817942.187832890.35244zzzz

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool type - Filter by school type
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_illnessNumber of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
enrolments_illness_percentPercentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence

Footnotes

  1. Total includes state-funded primary, 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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