Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term

02 - Absence in Pupil Referral Units

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

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term
Release
Autumn term 2020/21
Release type
Number of rows
1,220
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of authorised other sessions
  • Number of authorised reasons sessions
  • Number of excluded sessions
  • Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
  • Number of illness sessions
  • Number of late sessions
  • Number of medical appointments sessions
  • Number of no reason yet sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of overall reasons sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of schools
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
  • Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
  • Number of study leave sessions
  • Number of traveller sessions
  • Number of unauthorised absence sessions
  • Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
  • Number of unauthorised other sessions
  • Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees
  • Unauthorised absence rate
Time period
2013/14 Autumn term to 2020/21 Autumn term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typenum_schoolsenrolmentssess_possiblesess_overallsess_authorisedsess_unauthorisedsess_overall_percentsess_authorised_percentsess_unauthorised_percentenrolments_PA_10_exactenrolments_pa_10_exact_percentsess_auth_illnesssess_auth_appointmentssess_auth_religioussess_auth_studysess_auth_travellersess_auth_holidaysess_auth_ext_holidaysess_auth_excludedsess_auth_othersess_auth_totalreasonssess_unauth_holidaysess_unauth_latesess_unauth_othersess_unauth_noyetsess_unauth_totalreasonssess_overall_totalreasonssess_x_covidsess_y_exceptional
202021Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandPupil referral unit33623296234128772501640421232080430.966617.264513.7021584268.003091081841230222700155730z22831247293392217360113821288514663531257170478820062332814
202021Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastPupil referral unit18154416076445745237452200028.454814.770113.6847109270.725397354103401620z1582111692116635034716791172176603882618337416
202021Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestPupil referral unit494139442197157747862317151635.673519.500616.1729315776.274462296024273390104z56445048481661608294562119271868390150051419234133
202021Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and the HumberPupil referral unit35263927340071476315513992526.143411.540214.6031155058.7343795791347400100z16341888731551510917375619373992571476283594706
202021Autumn termRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsPupil referral unit22147013981733757197631399424.143714.134910.008886859.0476239975150155018z738114471687012827713532561399330863141626666

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 29 variables
Variable nameVariable description
enrolmentsNumber of pupil enrolments
enrolments_PA_10_exactNumber of persistent absentees
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percentPercentage of persistent absentees
num_schoolsNumber of schools
sess_auth_appointmentsNumber of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_excludedNumber of excluded sessions
sess_auth_ext_holidayNumber of extended authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holidayNumber of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_illnessNumber of illness sessions
sess_auth_otherNumber of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_religiousNumber of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_studyNumber of study leave sessions
sess_auth_totalreasonsNumber of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_travellerNumber of traveller sessions
sess_authorisedNumber of authorised absence sessions
sess_authorised_percentAuthorised absence rate
sess_overallNumber of overall absence sessions
sess_overall_percentOverall absence rate
sess_overall_totalreasonsNumber of overall reasons sessions
sess_possibleNumber of sessions possible
sess_unauth_holidayNumber of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_lateNumber of late sessions
sess_unauth_noyetNumber of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_otherNumber of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasonsNumber of unauthorised reasons sessions
sess_unauthorisedNumber of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_percentUnauthorised absence rate
sess_x_covidNumber of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
sess_y_exceptionalNumber of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances

Footnotes

  1. Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions but not as an absence within absence rates.

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