Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence as a percentage of possible sessions by band - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 17 October 2024

Last updated 17 October 2024

The number of pupil enrolments by their absence in the two term period as a percentage of possible sessions. Covers overall absence, authorised absence and unauthorised absence. Data by one percent bands.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2023/24
• Number of rows: 2,856
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
  • Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence
  • Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
  • Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
  • Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
  • Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence
• Filters:
  • Absence percentage band
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn and spring term to 2023/24 Autumn and spring term

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	education_phase	percent_bands	enrolments_overall	enrolments_overall_percent	enrolments_authorised	enrolments_authorised_percent	enrolments_unauthorised	enrolments_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_sess_x_covid	enrolments_sess_x_covid_percent	enrolments_illness	enrolments_illness_percent
202324	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England	Total	Total	7375396	100	7375396	100	7375396	100	0	0	7375396	100
202324	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England	Total	0	735659	9.9745	1035431	14.039	4329007	58.6953	0	0	1542927	20.9199
202324	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England	Total	0.01 - 0.99	686868	9.31296	862083	11.6886	978276	13.264	0	0	921722	12.4972
202324	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England	Total	1.00 - 1.99	761066	10.319	903566	12.2511	477006	6.46753	0	0	919966	12.4735
202324	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England	Total	2.00 - 2.99	773038	10.4813	874537	11.8575	315600	4.27909	0	0	834776	11.3184

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 12 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type
enrolments_authorised	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_authorised_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for authorised absence
enrolments_illness	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
enrolments_illness_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for illness absence
enrolments_overall	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
enrolments_overall_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for overall absence
enrolments_sess_x_covid	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
enrolments_sess_x_covid_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for non-attendance due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
enrolments_unauthorised	Number of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence
enrolments_unauthorised_percent	Percentage of all pupil enrolments that fall into that per cent band for unauthorised absence
percent_bands	Absence percentage band - Filter by percentage of absence

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Footnotes

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

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