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    Pupil absence in schools in England
  2. Step 2 Select a data set or featured table

    Data set
    04 - Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs)
  3. Step 3 Choose locations

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    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

    Time period
    2015/16 to 2020/21
  5. Step 5 Choose your filters

    Indicators
    • Authorised absence rate
    • Number of pupil enrolments
    • Overall absence rate
    • Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
    • Percentage of persistent absentees (50% or more missed)
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    View latest data: Academic year 2022/23
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    '04 - Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs)' in England between 2015/16 and 2020/21
    2015/162016/172017/182018/192020/21
    Number of pupil enrolments38,51840,17740,01239,11230,359
    Overall absence rate32.6%33.9%35.3%35.3%33.7%
    Authorised absence rate18.6%19.2%19.7%19.2%21.1%
    Unauthorised absence rate14.0%14.8%15.6%16.1%12.6%
    Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%12.7%
    Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)72.5%73.9%76.1%74.6%74.5%
    Percentage of persistent absentees (50% or more missed)26.9%29.4%30.6%29.9%27.8%

    Footnotes

    1. Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.

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