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    Pupil absence in schools in England
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    06 (termly) - Absence rates by pupil characteristic - Termly data
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    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

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    2018/19 Autumn term to 2020/21 Summer term
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    Indicators
    • Rate of authorised holiday sessions
    • Rate of authorised other sessions
    • Rate of excluded sessions
    • Rate of illness sessions
    • Rate of late sessions
    Characteristic
    • Total
    School type
    • Total
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    '06 (termly) - Absence rates by pupil characteristic - Termly data' in England between 2018/19 Autumn term and 2020/21 Summer term
    2018/19 Autumn term2018/19 Spring term2018/19 Summer term2019/20 Autumn term2020/21 Autumn term2020/21 Spring term2020/21 Summer term
    Rate of illness sessions2.4%2.8%2.2%2.8%2.5%0.8%2.7%
    Rate of medical appointments sessions0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.3%
    Rate of religious observance sessions0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%
    Rate of study leave sessions0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%
    Rate of traveller sessions0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
    Rate of authorised holiday sessions0.1%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
    Rate of excluded sessions0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%
    Rate of authorised other sessions0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.4%1.8%0.6%
    Rate of unauthorised holiday sessions0.4%0.2%0.7%0.4%0.1%0.1%0.2%
    Rate of late sessions0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%
    Rate of unauthorised other sessions0.7%0.9%1.0%0.8%1.1%0.4%1.3%
    Rate of no reason yet sessions0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.1%
    Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.0%57.5%4.3%

    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.
    2. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.

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