Elective home education at any point in the academic year
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The number of children in elective home education (EHE) at any point in the academic year. Includes 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years only.
Includes the number of starts in EHE, number of returns to education, number of section 437(1) notices issued, number of school attendance orders and school attendance orders revoked
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Elective home education
- Release
- Autumn term 2023/24
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 327
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of EHE children at any point during the year
- Number of EHE children returning to school during the year
- Number of EHE children who leave the local authority during the year
- Number of children who started EHE during the year
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type academy
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type alternative provision
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type early years
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type elsewhere/unknown
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type free school
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type home educated outside the local authority
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type independent
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type local authority maintained
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type none (previously not of compulsory school age)
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type pupil referral unit
- Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type special
- Number of school attendance orders issued
- Number of school attendance orders revoked
- Number of section 437(1) notices issued
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type independent
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type academy
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type alternative provision
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type early years
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type elsewhere/unknown
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type free school
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type home educated outside the local authority
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type local authority maintained
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type none (previously not of compulsory school age)
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type pupil referral unit
- Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type special
- Time period
- 2021/22 to 2022/23
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 | ehe_starts_full_year | ehe_schtype_ey | ehe_schtype_none | ehe_schtype_lamain | ehe_schtype_acad | ehe_schtype_free | ehe_schtype_ind | ehe_schtype_spec | ehe_schtype_ap | ehe_schtype_pru | ehe_schtype_ehe | ehe_schtype_else_unk | ehe_schtype_ey_pc | ehe_schtype_none_pc | ehe_schtype_lamain_pc | ehe_schtype_acad_pc | ehe_schtype_free_pc | ehe_schtype_ind_pc | ehe_schtype_spec_pc | ehe_schtype_ap_pc | ehe_schtype_pru_pc | ehe_schtype_ehe_pc | ehe_schtype_else_unk_pc | ehe_anytime_full_year | ehe_returns_full_year | ehe_leave | ehe_section_437_full_year | ehe_sao_issued_full_year | ehe_sao_revoked_full_year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202223 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 53200 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 2 | 27 | 47 | 2 | 2 | low | low | 1 | 2 | 17 | 126100 | 19800 | 4300 | 3900 | 1100 | 200 | |||||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 1820 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | low | 2 | 26 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | low | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4520 | 620 | 110 | 260 | 50 | 10 | |||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | 6260 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 2 | 59 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | low | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14310 | 2750 | 470 | 360 | 110 | 30 | |||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 4750 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 3 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 2 | low | low | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11200 | 1980 | 280 | 290 | 100 | low | |||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 5220 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 1 | low | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11510 | 1710 | 290 | 700 | 180 | 10 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| ehe_anytime_full_year | Number of EHE children at any point during the year |
| ehe_leave | Number of EHE children who leave the local authority during the year |
| ehe_returns_full_year | Number of EHE children returning to school during the year |
| ehe_sao_issued_full_year | Number of school attendance orders issued |
| ehe_sao_revoked_full_year | Number of school attendance orders revoked |
| ehe_schtype_acad | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type academy |
| ehe_schtype_acad_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type academy |
| ehe_schtype_ap | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type alternative provision |
| ehe_schtype_ap_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type alternative provision |
| ehe_schtype_ehe | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type home educated outside the local authority |
| ehe_schtype_ehe_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type home educated outside the local authority |
| ehe_schtype_else_unk | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type elsewhere/unknown |
| ehe_schtype_else_unk_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type elsewhere/unknown |
| ehe_schtype_ey | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type early years |
| ehe_schtype_ey_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type early years |
| ehe_schtype_free | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type free school |
| ehe_schtype_free_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type free school |
| ehe_schtype_ind | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type independent |
| ehe_schtype_ind_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type independent |
| ehe_schtype_lamain | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type local authority maintained |
| ehe_schtype_lamain_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type local authority maintained |
| ehe_schtype_none | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type none (previously not of compulsory school age) |
| ehe_schtype_none_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type none (previously not of compulsory school age) |
| ehe_schtype_pru | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type pupil referral unit |
| ehe_schtype_pru_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type pupil referral unit |
| ehe_schtype_spec | Number of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type special |
| ehe_schtype_spec_pc | Percentage of children who started EHE in the year with previous school type special |
| ehe_section_437_full_year | Number of section 437(1) notices issued |
| ehe_starts_full_year | Number of children who started EHE during the year |
Footnotes
- Local authority response rates to the data collection vary by census date. To account for non-response, national and regional figures have been uprated based on local authority pupil populations.
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Attendance and exclusions statistics team
Email: schools.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Pauline Potts