Includes overall absence rate, authorised and unauthorised absence rates, and rate of not attending due to COVID circumstances, by school type, autumn 2016/17 to autumn 2021/22

a. Absence rates by school type

Includes number and rate of persistent absentees across all school types combined from autumn 2016/17 to autumn 2021/22

b. Number and rate of persistent absentees, by school type, autumn 2016/17 to autumn 2021/22

Includes absence rates by reason, across all schools, autumn term 2016/17 to autumn term 2021/22

c. Reasons for absence, Autumn term 2016/17 to Autumn term 2021/22

Includes overall absence, persistent absence and not attending due to COVID circumstances, by region, autumn term 2021/22

d. Absence rates by region, autumn 2021/22

Includes overall and persistent absence rates by local authority, autumn term 2019/20 to 2021/22

e. Absence rates by local authority, autumn term 2019/20 to 2021/22

Includes overall absence, authorised and unauthorised absence, and persistent absence rates in Pupil referral units, autumn term 2016/17 to 2021/22

f. Absence rates in Pupil referral units, autumn term, 2016/17 to 2021/22

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.&nbsp;National, Regional and Local Authority data from 2006/07.&nbsp;School data is included from 2016/17. Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.&nbsp;

01 - Absence rates by school and geographic level

Absence information for pupil referral units (including alternative provision academies and free schools). Data has been collected from 2013/14.

02 - Absence in Pupil Referral Units

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. National, Regional and Local Authority data from 2006/07.&nbsp;School data from 2016/17.&nbsp;Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.

03 - Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence

Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.&nbsp;National, Regional and Local Authority data from 2012/13.&nbsp;School data from 2016/17. Primary and secondary only before 2016/17. Collected from 2012/13

04 - Absence for 4 year olds

The number of pupil enrolments by their absence in the term as a percentage of possible sessions. Covers overall absence, authorised absence and unauthorised absence.&nbsp;Data by one percent bands.&nbsp;Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.&nbsp;

05 - Absence as a percentage of possible sessions by percent bands

Absence information by characteristics 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.&nbsp;Characteristics included are gender, year group, Free School Meal eligibility, SEN provision, SEN type of need, ethnicity and language.National, Regional and Local Authority data from Autumn 2019 to autumn 2021

06 - Absence rates by pupil characteristic

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

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