Data set from Pupil attendance in schools

Pupil attendance between 02 January and 31 March 2024 by FSM - Spring term

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Published 13 June 2024

Last updated 13 June 2024

Spring term local authority, regional and national attendance between 2 January and 31 March 2024, including reasons for absence. Figures are provided for state-funded primary, secondary and special schools broken down by Free School Meals eligibility. Totals for all schools are also included that include estimates for non-response.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil attendance in schools
• Release: Week 21 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Afternoon sessions
  • Attendance rate
  • Authorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • Free school meal eligibility
  • School Type
• Time period: 2023/24 Spring term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	la_name	old_la_code	school_type	free_school_meals_indicator	num_schools	present_sessions	approved_educational_activity	overall_attendance	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_grt_absence	reason_h_authorised_holiday	reason_e_authorised_excluded	reason_c_authorised_other	reason_b_aea_education_off_site	reason_d_aea_dual_registration	reason_j_aea_interview	reason_p_aea_approved_sporting_activity	reason_v_aea_educational_visit_trip	reason_w_aea_work_experience	reason_g_unauthorised_holiday	reason_u_unauthorised_late_after_registers_closed	reason_o_other_unauthorised	reason_n_no_reason_yet	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_grt_perc	auth_holiday_perc	auth_excluded_perc	auth_other_perc	pa_perc	academic_year
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E10000011	East Sussex	845	Secondary	FSM Not eligible	24.67241379310345	1835504	31833	1867337	163017	109639	53378	60889	2030354	874756	902525	1777281	58223	85559	7175	130	33	59	293	4712	11678	12958	6024	696	2349	9653	6177	3992	2666	45346	1374	91.97100604131101	8.028993958688977	5.3999942867105934	2.628999671978384	4.213994209876701	0.3533866508007963	0.1966159595814326	2.2334036330610325	0.13130715136375232	0.06767292797216642	0.006402824335066694	0.0016253323312092375	0.002905897198222576	0.014430981001342623	0.23207775589872506	0.5751706352685295	23.29048287782219	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000008	Croydon	306	Special	FSM Not eligible	6.741379310344827	30397	843	31240	3479	2830	649	282	34719	14923	15257	30180	217	1758	348	0	0	0	34	20	670	785	0	7	7	15	29	68	65	509	7	89.97955010224949	10.020449897750511	8.151156427316456	1.8692934704340562	5.063509893718137	1.0023330165039317	0.19585817563869926	1.4660560500014401	0.18721737377228606	0.02016187102163081	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.09792908781934963	0.057605345776088016	1.9297790834989486	27.878787878787882	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000002	Bury	351	Secondary	FSM eligible	11.775862068965518	264074	3821	267895	47508	21897	25611	17617	315403	118997	130683	249680	14394	14766	1106	9	18	68	68	2284	3578	2227	3863	45	122	1185	242	806	3223	21409	173	84.93736584623481	15.062634153765183	6.942546519849209	8.120087633915976	4.681629534278367	0.35066248577217085	0.25554607914319144	6.7878238317327355	1.0218672618840023	0.0548504611560448	0.0028534921988693828	0.0057069843977387655	0.021559718835902006	0.021559718835902006	0.7241529091352967	1.1344216763949615	42.01932689103632	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	E09000015	Harrow	310	Special	FSM Not eligible	4	23647	116	23763	3414	3298	116	211	27177	11665	11786	23451	196	1867	442	0	0	0	6	2	981	26	0	0	34	54	2	50	15	50	1	87.43790705375869	12.562092946241307	12.135261434301063	0.4268315119402436	6.86977959303823	1.6263752437723076	0.18397909997424292	0.18397909997424292	0.05519372999227287	0.003679581999484859	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.02207749199690915	0.007359163998969718	3.609669941494646	32.83018867924528	202324
202324	Spring term	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	E08000001	Bolton	350	Primary	FSM Not eligible	94.46551724137932	1681751	7917	1689668	80267	60895	19372	17994	1769935	827585	837789	1665374	16377	52409	3872	87	0	148	765	144	3470	1492	494	61	829	5535	0	10391	1617	6649	715	95.46497470246082	4.535025297539176	3.440521827072746	1.0945034704664296	2.961069191806479	0.218765095893352	0.5870837064637967	0.375663513066864	0.09135928720546235	0.04039696373030648	0.004915434747603725	0.0	0.00836188899592358	0.043221926228929314	0.008135891996033753	0.19605239740442446	12.809135013607856	202324

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 49 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_grt_perc	Authorised traveller absence rate

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