Absence rates by school type between 2016/17 Autumn term and 2023/24 Autumn term

Absence rates by school type

Rates of persistent absence and severe absence by school type, Autumn 2018/19 to Autumn 2023/24

Persistent absence rates and severe absence rates Autumn 2018/19 to Autumn 2023/24

Overall absence and persistent absence rates by Sex, FSM eligibility, SEN provision and Year group

Absence rates by pupil characteristics, Autumn 2022/23 and Autumn 2023/24

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Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary and secondary schools and special schools (from 2016/17) including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.&nbsp;

Absence rates by geographic level - autumn term

Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded primary and secondary schools and special schools (from 2016/17) including information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. Includes school level data.

Absence rates - school level - autumn term

Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.&nbsp;

Absence rates in state funded alternative provision (including PRUs) - autumn term

Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. &nbsp;Includes establishment level data.

Absence rates in state funded alternative provision (including PRUs) - school level - autumn term

Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary and secondary schools and special schools (from 2016/17) for pupils aged 4.&nbsp;

Absence rates for four year olds - autumn term

Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary and secondary schools and special schools (from 2016/17) for pupils aged 4. &nbsp;Includes school level data.

Absence rates for four year olds - school level - autumn term

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;

Absence rates as a percentage of possible sessions by band - autumn term

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence.Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.

Enrolments with one or more session of absence - autumn term

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence.&nbsp;Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.Includes school level data.

Enrolments with one or more session of absence - school level - autumn term

Absence information for full academic years 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 - full academic years

Absence information for full academic years 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 - full academic years

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 - full academic years

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 - full academic years

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

Absence rates as a percentage of possible sessions by band - full academic years

Absence information for full academic years for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.&nbsp;

Absence rates in state-funded alternative provision (including PRUs) - full academic years

Absence information for full academic years for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15. Includes establishment level data.

Absence rates in state-funded alternative provision (including PRUs) - school level - full academic years

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 - full academic years

Absence information for autumn, spring and summer terms at national level in state funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools

Absence rates national - termly

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. 

Characteristics included are sex, year group, free school meal eligibility, SEN provision, SEN type of need, ethnicity and language.

Absence rates by pupil characteristics - autumn term

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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