Absence for four year olds - autumn and spring terms combined
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Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 4,613
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Overall absence rate
- Number of overall absence sessions
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Filters
- School type
- Time period
- 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2024/25 Autumn and spring term
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | education_phase | num_schools | enrolments | sess_possible | sess_overall | sess_overall_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 16430 | 608006 | 149339891 | 9800148 | 6.56231 | |||||
| 202425 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded primary | 15725 | 594917 | 146238566 | 9513096 | 6.50519 | |||||
| 202425 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded secondary | 154 | 8184 | 1939299 | 139112 | 7.17331 | |||||
| 202425 | Autumn and spring term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 551 | 4905 | 1162026 | 147940 | 12.7312 | |||||
| 202425 | Autumn and spring term | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Total | 872 | 27219 | 7060779 | 448121 | 6.34662 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| education_phase | School type - Filter by school type |
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| num_schools | Number of schools |
| sess_overall | Number of overall absence sessions |
| sess_overall_percent | Overall absence rate |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
- 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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