Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance since week commencing 08 September 2025 - year to date

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Published 9 October 2025

Last updated 9 October 2025

Year to date local authority, regional and national attendance since 08 September 2025, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Totals include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 39 2025
• Number of rows: 647
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Education Phase
• Time period: 2025/26

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	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	time_identifier
202526	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	E06000020	Telford and Wrekin	894	Primary	55	13788.6666666667	389291	392863	3572	17404	12436	4968	3860	410267	191746	194097	385843	3448	9113	981	1	0	49	0	65	1317	31	372	507	377	0	112	3056	0	27	1341	412	2708	507	56	16001	95.7578844996063	4.24211550039365	3.0311967572337	1.21091874315994	2.22123641433505	0.239112577906583	0.326860312918173	0.660057962253849	0.100422407846597	0.123578060141323	0.000243743708365528	0	0.0119434417099109	0.0158433410437593	0.00755605495933136	0.0906726595119763	0.123578060141323	0.3210104639174	Academic year
202526	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000035	Leeds	383	Primary	221.266666666667	59337.8666666667	1604435	1616538	12103	75379	44488	30891	19620	1691917	787222	800309	1587531	16904	32770	4074	76	41	30	0	307	4571	46	126	2447	2200	0	321	9338	0	244	13643	2716	12797	1735	222	70430	95.5447578102235	4.45524218977645	2.6294434065028	1.82579878327365	1.93685624058391	0.240791953742412	0.806363432721582	0.756360979882583	0.160527969161608	0.102546401507875	0.00449194611792422	0.00242328672151175	0.0017731366254964	0.0181450981342465	0.00271880949242782	0.0074471738270849	0.144628844086323	0.270166917171469	Academic year
202526	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E06000060	Buckinghamshire	825	Primary	182.866666666667	38316.7333333333	1051414	1054689	3275	42220	32895	9325	10516	1096909	517016	525213	1042229	9185	24628	2582	60	35	377	0	163	3608	118	103	1221	631	0	451	2075	0	118	2897	1331	4163	934	184	45431	96.1510024988399	3.84899750116008	2.99888140219471	0.850116098965365	2.24521815392161	0.235388715016469	0.264105773587417	0.379520999463037	0.121340968120418	0.0851483577944934	0.00546991591827581	0.00319078428566089	0.034369305019833	0.0148599382446493	0.0107575013059424	0.00939002232637347	0.111312788936913	0.328924277218985	Academic year
202526	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	E08000021	Newcastle upon Tyne	391	Primary	72	17788.6	500948	503774	2826	23243	14028	9215	6419	527017	245041	250038	495079	5869	10897	1251	8	0	0	0	137	1217	1	23	494	221	0	18	2545	0	42	4180	550	4070	415	72	22750	95.5897058349161	4.41029416508386	2.66177371887434	1.74852044620952	2.0676752362827	0.237373746956929	0.793143295187821	0.772271103209194	0.104360959893134	0.078745087919365	0.00151797759844559	0	0	0.0259953663733807	0.000189747199805699	0.00436418559553107	0.0937351167040152	0.230922342163536	Academic year
202526	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E06000009	Blackpool	890	Primary	29.9333333333333	9025.73333333333	255569	257040	1471	12570	6841	5729	4040	269610	124371	127707	252078	3491	5252	666	4	0	106	0	97	599	0	0	117	1	0	212	1258	0	0	1857	549	3150	173	30	11439	95.3377100255925	4.66228997440748	2.53736879195876	2.12492118244872	1.94799896146285	0.247023478357628	0.688772671636809	1.16835428952932	0.203627461889396	0.0641667593931976	0.00148362449464041	0	0.0393160491079708	0.0359778939950299	0	0	0.0433960164682319	0.222172768072401	Academic year

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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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