03 - Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence
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The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. National, Regional and Local Authority data from 2006/07.
School data from 2016/17.
Primary and secondary only before 2016/17.
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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
- 114,619
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Geographic levels (only available via download / public API)
- School
- 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 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 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 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 2020/21 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 | school_type | estab | laestab | urn | academy_type | academy_open_date | all_through | 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_other | enrol_unauth_holiday | enrol_unauth_late | enrol_unauth_other | enrol_unauth_noyet | enrol_x_covid | enrol_y_exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202021 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 21167 | 7056748 | 4617427 | 4216609 | 1506606 | 3627670 | 867307 | 8920 | 11531 | 2540 | 20506 | z | 98178 | 657085 | 129142 | 234372 | 1166364 | 175711 | 4211898 | 714873 | |||||||||||
| 202021 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded primary and secondary | 20123 | 6942027 | 4525166 | 4128202 | 1480233 | 3562027 | 834874 | 8823 | 11468 | 2507 | 18402 | z | 95421 | 620958 | 127707 | 230046 | 1145621 | 172808 | 4137340 | 692918 | |||||||||||
| 202021 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded primary | 16744 | 3857391 | 2359052 | 2131781 | 732709 | 1796211 | 402609 | 5506 | 287 | 1854 | 14949 | z | 11212 | 316981 | 95344 | 148695 | 517494 | 65741 | 2012351 | 281224 | |||||||||||
| 202021 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded secondary | 3379 | 3084636 | 2166114 | 1996421 | 747524 | 1765816 | 432265 | 3317 | 11181 | 653 | 3453 | z | 84209 | 303977 | 32363 | 81351 | 628127 | 107067 | 2124989 | 411694 | |||||||||||
| 202021 | Autumn term | National | E92000001 | England | Special | 1044 | 114721 | 92261 | 88407 | 26373 | 65643 | 32433 | 97 | 63 | 33 | 2104 | z | 2757 | 36127 | 1435 | 4326 | 20743 | 2903 | 74558 | 21955 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| 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_other | Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances |
| 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_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 |
| school_type | School type - Filter by school type |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary and secondary schools. Does not include special schools. Available from 2006/07 to present (data for special schools is available from 2016/17 onwards).
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
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