Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by geographic level - school level - autumn and spring term combined

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Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. Includes school level data.


Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England
Release type
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Authorised holiday rate
  • Authorised other rate
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2022/23 Autumn and spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typeestabschool_laestabschool_urnacademy_typeacademy_open_dateall_throughnum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_pa_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentenrolments_pa_50_exactenrolments_pa_50_exact_percentsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_ext_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptionalsess_auth_illness_ratesess_auth_appointments_ratesess_auth_religious_ratesess_auth_study_ratesess_auth_traveller_ratesess_auth_holiday_ratesess_auth_ext_holiday_ratesess_auth_excluded_ratesess_auth_other_ratesess_auth_totalreasons_ratesess_unauth_holiday_ratesess_unauth_late_ratesess_unauth_other_ratesess_unauth_noyet_ratesess_unauth_totalreasons_ratesess_overall_totalreasons_ratesess_x_covid_rateschool_name
201617Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000004East Midlands928E10000021NorthamptonshireState-funded primary33129283312140065Primary converter academy01/09/2013111729202147112102615.037334.143550.893771916.23932001078499000z0741210208292402611471zz3.69152797753578520.16779672625162660.030819807000z00.25340730086980344.14355181151975890.71227998082323130.0993082670.08218615200.89377439901376625.03732621053352510z
201617Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000004East Midlands928E10000021NorthamptonshireState-funded primary33369283336141068Primary converter academy01/08/2014191221807425901523.345362.660050.685344.395600487690000z034590148040152742zz2.19567177637511270.31109107303877370000z00.15329125338142472.66005410279531110.667267808836789900.01803426500.68530207394048693.34535617673579800z
201617Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000004East Midlands928E10000021NorthamptonshireState-funded primary33489283348141724Primary converter academy01/02/2015137092028369931415584.019433.413090.60634287.56757002554175202000z12198314126856221135583699zz2.77524231755552660.19015951666883990.2194984135263181000z0.013039510.21515191028817323.41309166775329250.29121571695570910.0608510450.24014430390750640.0141261360.60633720172121534.01942886947450780z
201617Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000004East Midlands928E10000021NorthamptonshireState-funded primary33509283350142738Primary converter academy01/04/2016118545766191513235924.184332.890791.293542010.8108110.5405410467440300z61631323157143405921915zz2.28553948345933660.16169208582790720.00874011300.0655508460z0.0131101690.35615959445876852.89079229122055670.34304942533758690.0021850280.948302233098807001.29353668662325744.18432897784381420z
201617Autumn and spring termSchoolE92000001EnglandE12000004East Midlands928E10000021NorthamptonshireState-funded primary34089283408141634Primary converter academy01/03/2015122346018190714214864.144033.087921.056112310.313952.24215117519910000z037142142495304861907zz2.55334868964318310.43243948020339870.021730627000z00.080403323.08792211743230910.92137859098613590.0195575640.115172323873267001.05610847929071234.14403059672302140z

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exactNumber of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percentPercentage of severely absent pupils (50% or more missed)

Footnotes

  1. 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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