Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence - autumn term
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The number of pupil enrolments with one or more sessions of absence, including by reason for absence.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release
- Autumn term 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 11,254
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exceptional circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to interview
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to regulated performance
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to temporary reduced timetable
- Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence
- Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session
- Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session
- Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of schools
- Filters
- School type
- Time period
- 2006/07 Autumn term to 2025/26 Autumn term
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | education_phase | num_schools | enrolments | enrol_overall | enrol_authorised | enrol_unauthorised | enrol_auth_illness | enrol_auth_appointments | enrol_auth_religious | enrol_auth_study | enrol_auth_traveller | enrol_auth_holiday | enrol_auth_ext_holiday | enrol_auth_excluded | enrol_auth_interview | enrol_auth_reg_performance | enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable | enrol_auth_other | enrol_unauth_holiday | enrol_unauth_late | enrol_unauth_other | enrol_unauth_noyet | enrol_x_covid | enrol_y_exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 21215 | 7145603 | 5647996 | 5247543 | 2200950 | 4658284 | 1513860 | 45550 | 4148 | 3321 | z | z | 153928 | 54838 | 9302 | 88168 | 721989 | 556877 | 624425 | 1448970 | 111679 | z | 1023378 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded primary | 16692 | 3723143 | 2861812 | 2634234 | 1060320 | 2324817 | 702056 | 26400 | 823 | 2566 | z | z | 24437 | 29056 | 3846 | 27889 | 343821 | 370824 | 305322 | 557469 | 60584 | z | 142708 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded secondary | 3419 | 3271301 | 2651882 | 2484569 | 1087091 | 2226603 | 748790 | 18666 | 3295 | 702 | z | z | 124635 | 25194 | 5111 | 50869 | 344047 | 176273 | 302534 | 855377 | 46915 | z | 850315 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 1104 | 151159 | 134302 | 128740 | 53539 | 106864 | 63014 | 484 | 30 | 53 | z | z | 4856 | 588 | 345 | 9410 | 34121 | 9780 | 16569 | 36124 | 4180 | z | 30355 | |||||
| 202526 | Autumn term | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Total | 1096 | 327173 | 262051 | 240427 | 112458 | 215618 | 68381 | 362 | 28 | 232 | z | z | 9204 | 673 | 420 | 3763 | 29444 | 34867 | 27458 | 73958 | 5071 | z | 36322 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| education_phase | School type - Filter by school type |
| enrol_auth_appointments | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to medical or dental appointments |
| enrol_auth_excluded | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exclusion |
| enrol_auth_ext_holiday | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed extended family holiday |
| enrol_auth_holiday | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to agreed family holiday |
| enrol_auth_illness | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to illness |
| enrol_auth_interview | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to interview |
| enrol_auth_other | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances |
| enrol_auth_reg_performance | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to regulated performance |
| enrol_auth_religious | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to religious observance |
| enrol_auth_study | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to study leave |
| enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to temporary reduced timetable |
| enrol_auth_traveller | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to traveller absence |
| enrol_authorised | Number of enrolments with at least one authorised absence session |
| enrol_overall | Number of enrolments with at least one overall absence session |
| enrol_unauth_holiday | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to family holiday not agreed |
| enrol_unauth_late | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to arriving late |
| enrol_unauth_noyet | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to no reason yet |
| enrol_unauth_other | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other unauthorised circumstances |
| enrol_unauthorised | Number of enrolments with at least one unauthorised absence session |
| enrol_x_covid | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| enrol_y_exceptional | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to exceptional circumstances |
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| num_schools | Number of schools |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
- Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 and 2021/22 only, but not as an absence within absence rates. Comparisons with these years should be treated with caution.
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