Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence

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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 2018/19
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 2018/19

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifier	year_breakdown	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	school_type	num_schools	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_excluded	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England			Total	21214	7105958	6512248	6257381	3138521	5618391	2459483	562270	112228	7879	223528	209731	1397796	1115567	577796	1961837	360105
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England			State-funded primary	16780	3985705	3643084	3487466	1759850	3113422	1268209	339410	1013	5732	160797	32869	685979	791613	377314	920578	150277
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England			State-funded secondary	3406	3014063	2766808	2669051	1335047	2417707	1122645	215084	110504	2030	48902	171024	669927	316341	189866	1010199	203585
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England			Special	1028	106190	102356	100864	43624	87262	68629	7776	711	117	13829	5838	41890	7613	10616	31060	6243
Academic year	six half terms	201819	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	Total	1101	332726	302985	288578	152916	265171	101653	9678	1853	416	14607	11752	54167	67695	16209	89685	18617

Table showing first 5 of 19 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.
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.
State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including 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).
State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.

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