Absence for pupils with post looked after arrangements (PLAA)
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Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools for pupils with post looked after arrangements.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 120
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Overall absence rate
- Percentage of persistent absentees
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of sessions possible
- Number of overall absence sessions
- Number of authorised absence sessions
- Number of unauthorised absence sessions
- Authorised absence rate
- Unauthorised absence rate
- Number of persistent absentees
- Number of authorised holiday sessions
- Number of authorised other sessions
- Number of authorised reasons sessions
- Number of excluded sessions
- Number of illness sessions
- Number of interview sessions
- Number of late sessions
- Number of medical appointments sessions
- Number of regulated performance sessions
- Number of religious observance sessions
- Number of study leave sessions
- Number of temporary reduced timetable sessions
- Number of traveller sessions
- Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
- Number of unauthorised other sessions
- Number of unauthorised reasons sessions
- Number of no reason yet sessions
- Number of overall reasons sessions
- Rate of authorised holiday sessions
- Rate of authorised other sessions
- Rate of authorised reasons sessions
- Rate of excluded sessions
- Rate of illness sessions
- Rate of interview sessions
- Rate of late sessions
- Rate of medical appointments sessions
- Rate of regulated performance sessions
- Rate of religious observance sessions
- Rate of study leave sessions
- Rate of temporary reduced timetable sessions
- Rate of traveller sessions
- Rate of unauthorised holiday sessions
- Rate of unauthorised other sessions
- Rate of unauthorised reasons sessions
- Rate of no reason yet sessions
- Rate of overall reasons sessions
- Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances
- Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Number of sessions unable to attend because of access arrangements
- Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
- Filters
- Post looked after arrangement
- School type
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2024/25
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| time_period | time_identifier | absence_terms | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | education_phase | plaa | enrolments | sess_possible | sess_overall | sess_authorised | sess_unauthorised | sess_overall_percent | sess_authorised_percent | sess_unauthorised_percent | enrolments_pa_10_exact | enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent | sess_auth_illness | sess_auth_appointments | sess_auth_religious | sess_auth_study | sess_auth_traveller | sess_auth_holiday | sess_auth_ext_holiday | sess_auth_excluded | sess_auth_interview | sess_auth_reg_performance | sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable | sess_auth_other | sess_auth_totalreasons | sess_unauth_holiday | sess_unauth_late | sess_unauth_other | sess_unauth_noyet | sess_unauth_totalreasons | sess_overall_totalreasons | sess_x_covid | sess_y_exceptional | sess_q_la_arrangements | sess_auth_illness_rate | sess_auth_appointments_rate | sess_auth_religious_rate | sess_auth_study_rate | sess_auth_traveller_rate | sess_auth_holiday_rate | sess_auth_ext_holiday_rate | sess_auth_excluded_rate | sess_auth_interview_rate | sess_auth_reg_performance_rate | sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_rate | sess_auth_other_rate | sess_auth_totalreasons_rate | sess_unauth_holiday_rate | sess_unauth_late_rate | sess_unauth_other_rate | sess_unauth_noyet_rate | sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate | sess_overall_totalreasons_rate | sess_x_covid_rate |
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| 202425 | Academic year | Six half terms | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Adopted children | 29370 | 10519970 | 648460 | 484270 | 164190 | 6.16 | 4.6 | 1.56 | 3970 | 13.52 | 272840 | 55810 | 1430 | 4620 | 120 | z | z | 22940 | 2110 | 460 | 49950 | 73990 | 484270 | 36210 | 15690 | 108860 | 3420 | 164190 | 648460 | z | 31130 | 730 | 2.59 | 0.53 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0 | z | z | 0.22 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 1.03 | 0.03 | 1.56 | 6.16 | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | Six half terms | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Child arrangements order | 6200 | 2144300 | 201150 | 117860 | 83300 | 9.38 | 5.5 | 3.88 | 1660 | 26.68 | 67340 | 9420 | 930 | 640 | 160 | z | z | 8360 | 370 | 50 | 15350 | 15240 | 117860 | 9040 | 9530 | 63430 | 1300 | 83300 | 201150 | z | 8540 | 90 | 3.14 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | z | z | 0.39 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 5.5 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 2.96 | 0.06 | 3.88 | 9.38 | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | Six half terms | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Not declared | 7330790 | 2584320740 | 175159650 | 115692140 | 59467520 | 6.78 | 4.48 | 2.3 | 1329900 | 18.14 | 83239020 | 8289800 | 2454690 | 1145440 | 252320 | z | z | 3720080 | 409000 | 97440 | 5850670 | 10233830 | 115692290 | 12511170 | 5751470 | 40204330 | 1000860 | 59467830 | 175160120 | z | 8849180 | 87720 | 3.22 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.01 | z | z | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.4 | 4.48 | 0.48 | 0.22 | 1.56 | 0.04 | 2.3 | 6.78 | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | Six half terms | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Special guardianship order | 21790 | 7680890 | 645040 | 412410 | 232630 | 8.4 | 5.37 | 3.03 | 4910 | 22.53 | 238600 | 34810 | 1310 | 2760 | 190 | z | z | 31210 | 1170 | 340 | 48090 | 53930 | 412410 | 38500 | 22010 | 168500 | 3620 | 232630 | 645040 | z | 30600 | 660 | 3.11 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0 | z | z | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.63 | 0.7 | 5.37 | 0.5 | 0.29 | 2.19 | 0.05 | 3.03 | 8.4 | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | Six half terms | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 7388150 | 2604665900 | 176654310 | 116706680 | 59947630 | 6.78 | 4.48 | 2.3 | 1340440 | 18.14 | 83817800 | 8389840 | 2458370 | 1153450 | 252790 | z | z | 3782590 | 412640 | 98300 | 5964060 | 10376980 | 116706830 | 12594920 | 5798700 | 40545120 | 1009210 | 59947950 | 176654780 | z | 8919450 | 89190 | 3.22 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.01 | z | z | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.4 | 4.48 | 0.48 | 0.22 | 1.56 | 0.04 | 2.3 | 6.78 | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| education_phase | School type - Filter by school type - Total includes primary, secondary and special |
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact | Number of persistent absentees |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent | Percentage of persistent absentees |
| plaa | Post looked after arrangement - Filter by characteristic |
| sess_auth_appointments | Number of medical appointments sessions |
| sess_auth_appointments_rate | Rate of medical appointments sessions |
| sess_auth_excluded | Number of excluded sessions |
| sess_auth_excluded_rate | Rate of excluded sessions |
| sess_auth_holiday | Number of authorised holiday sessions |
| sess_auth_holiday_rate | Rate of authorised holiday sessions |
| sess_auth_illness | Number of illness sessions |
| sess_auth_illness_rate | Rate of illness sessions |
| sess_auth_interview | Number of interview sessions |
| sess_auth_interview_rate | Rate of interview sessions |
| sess_auth_other | Number of authorised other sessions |
| sess_auth_other_rate | Rate of authorised other sessions |
| sess_auth_reg_performance | Number of regulated performance sessions |
| sess_auth_reg_performance_rate | Rate of regulated performance sessions |
| sess_auth_religious | Number of religious observance sessions |
| sess_auth_religious_rate | Rate of religious observance sessions |
| sess_auth_study | Number of study leave sessions |
| sess_auth_study_rate | Rate of study leave sessions |
| sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable | Number of temporary reduced timetable sessions |
| sess_auth_temp_reduced_timetable_rate | Rate of temporary reduced timetable sessions |
| sess_auth_totalreasons | Number of authorised reasons sessions |
| sess_auth_totalreasons_rate | Rate of authorised reasons sessions |
| sess_auth_traveller | Number of traveller sessions |
| sess_auth_traveller_rate | Rate of traveller sessions |
| sess_authorised | Number of authorised absence sessions |
| sess_authorised_percent | Authorised absence rate |
| sess_overall | Number of overall absence sessions |
| sess_overall_percent | Overall absence rate |
| sess_overall_totalreasons | Number of overall reasons sessions |
| sess_overall_totalreasons_rate | Rate of overall reasons sessions |
| sess_possible | Number of sessions possible |
| sess_q_la_arrangements | Number of sessions unable to attend because of access arrangements |
| sess_unauth_holiday | Number of unauthorised holiday sessions |
| sess_unauth_holiday_rate | Rate of unauthorised holiday sessions |
| sess_unauth_late | Number of late sessions |
| sess_unauth_late_rate | Rate of late sessions |
| sess_unauth_noyet | Number of no reason yet sessions |
| sess_unauth_noyet_rate | Rate of no reason yet sessions |
| sess_unauth_other | Number of unauthorised other sessions |
| sess_unauth_other_rate | Rate of unauthorised other sessions |
| sess_unauth_totalreasons | Number of unauthorised reasons sessions |
| sess_unauth_totalreasons_rate | Rate of unauthorised reasons sessions |
| sess_unauthorised | Number of unauthorised absence sessions |
| sess_unauthorised_percent | Unauthorised absence rate |
| sess_x_covid | Number of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_x_covid_rate | Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances |
| sess_y_exceptional | Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools.
- 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.
- PLAA numbers are rounded and suppressed in line with Children Looked After statistics. National numbers rounded to nearest 10, 1 to 5 suppressed to preserve confidentiality (c), zero shown as zero.
- Data is not available for all children who have post looked after arrangements. The information is taken from the school census, where children are reported as having previously left care due to adoption, a special guardianship order (SGO) or a child arrangements order (CAO) only if their parents/carers have declared this information to the school. Therefore, the data is reliant on self-declaration from parents and is a partial rather than a full count.
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