school_type

enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent

enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent

Academic year 2023/24

Includes overall absence, including authorised and unauthorised rates and not attending due to circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19), and persistent and severe absence in pupil referral units from 2016/17 to 2021/22


Absence in pupil referral units, 2016/17 to 2021/22

Includes overall absence, including authorised and unauthorised rates and persistent absence broken down by local authority

Absence rates by local authority, 2018/19 to 2021/22

Includes overall absence, including authorised and unauthorised rates, not attending due to circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19) and persistent absence broken down by region.


Absence rates by region, 2021/22

Includes overall absence by absence reason


Absence rates, by reason, academic year 2016/17 to 2021/22

Includes overall absence, including authorised and unauthorised rates and not attending due to circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19) broken down by school type (primary, secondary and special).

Absence rates, by school type, academic year 2016/17 to 2021/22

Includes persistent absence and severe absence broken down by school type (primary, secondary and special).


Rate of persistent absentees and severe absence, by school type, 2016/17 to 2021/22

Includes overall absence, including authorised and unauthorised rates and not attending due to circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19) broken down by term and school type (primary, secondary and special).


Termly absence rates by school type, from 2018/19 Autumn Term and 2021/22 Spring Term

sess_authorised_percent

sess_authorised

sess_overall

enrolments_pa_10_exact

enrolments

num_schools

sess_possible

sess_unauthorised

sess_overall_percent

sess_unauthorised_percent

sess_authorised_percent_pa_10_exact

sess_authorised_pa_10_exact

sess_overall_pa_10_exact

sess_possible_pa_10_exact

enrolments_pa_50_exact

sess_unauthorised_pa_10_exact

sess_overall_percent_pa_10_exact

sess_unauthorised_percent_pa_10_exact

sess_auth_holiday

sess_auth_other

sess_auth_totalreasons

sess_auth_excluded

sess_auth_ext_holiday

sess_auth_illness

sess_unauth_late

sess_auth_appointments

sess_unauth_noyet

sess_overall_totalreasons

sess_auth_religious

sess_auth_study

sess_auth_traveller

sess_unauth_holiday

sess_unauth_other

sess_unauth_totalreasons

sess_auth_holiday_rate

sess_auth_other_rate

sess_auth_totalreasons_rate

sess_auth_excluded_rate

sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate

sess_auth_illness_rate

sess_unauth_late_rate

sess_auth_appointments_rate

sess_unauth_noyet_rate

sess_overall_totalreasons_rate

sess_auth_religious_rate

sess_auth_study_rate

sess_auth_traveller_rate

sess_unauth_holiday_rate

sess_unauth_other_rate

sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate

sess_y_exceptional

sess_x_covid

sess_x_covid_rate

Absence information for full academic year 2020/21 for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

Absence rates by geographic level

Absence information for full academic year 2020/21 for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. Includes school level data.

Absence rates - school level

Termly absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

Absence rates by geographic level - termly

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence.&nbsp;

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. Includes school level data.

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence - school level

The number of pupil enrolments by overall, authorised and unauthorised absence percentage point bands.

Absence rates as a percentage of possible sessions by band

Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.

Absence rates for four year olds

Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4. Includes school level data.

Absence rates for four year olds - school level

Absence rates for pupil referral units

Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs)

Absence rates for pupil referral units. Includes school level data.

Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs) - school level

Absence information for the full academic year, by pupil characteristics including SEN, FSM, language, year group, gender and ethnicity for England.&nbsp;

Absence rates by pupil characteristic

Absence information at national level for the full academic year, by each term, by pupil characteristics including SEN, FSM, language, year group, gender and ethnicity for England.&nbsp;

Absence rates by pupil characteristic - termly

Absence information by local authority district. Includes FSM eligible and FSM6 eligible breakdowns.

Absence rates by characteristic and local authority district

Absence information by the pupil’s residence including the level of deprivation and rurality.

Absence rates by pupil residency - IDACI and urban/rurality

Absence information by the school location including the level of depravation and rurality. Includes where a school location may differ from administrative authority responsible for the school

Absence rates by school location - IDACI and urban/rurality

Absence information by the school location including the level of depravation and rurality. Includes where a school location may differ from administrative authority responsible for the school. Includes school level data

Absence rates by school location - IDACI and urban/rurality - school level

Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils with post looked after arrangements

Absence rates for pupils with post looked after arrangements (PLAA)

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

		2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2020/21	2021/22
Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)	Total	10.8%	11.2%	10.9%	12.1%	22.5%
	State-funded primary	8.3%	8.7%	8.2%	8.8%	17.7%
	State-funded secondary	13.5%	13.9%	13.7%	14.8%	27.7%
	Special	28.5%	29.6%	28.8%	48.9%	40.4%
Percentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)	Total	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	1.7%
	State-funded primary	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	0.6%
	State-funded secondary	1.1%	1.2%	1.3%	1.5%	2.7%
	Special	4.0%	4.4%	4.6%	5.6%	5.8%

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