Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence in state-funded alternative provision - autumn and spring terms combined

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Published 17 October 2024

Last updated 17 October 2024

Absence information for state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units, alternative provision academies and free schools).

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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: 1,516
• 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 - 10% or more sessions missed
  • 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 severe absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
  • 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 - 10% or more sessions missed
  • Percentage of severe absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
  • Unauthorised absence rate
• Time period: 2013/14 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	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	num_schools	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	enrolments_pa_50_exact	enrolments_pa_50_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_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
202324	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England						330	37021	5606645	2331702	1257636	1074066	41.58819	22.43117	19.15702	29799	80.49215	14173	38.2837	334751	38070	172	958	321	3387	z	87696	756104	1221459	19783	50271	949676	20939	1040669	2262128	0	114693
202324	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				18	2845	456732	198525	104762	93763	43.46641	22.9373	20.52911	2429	85.37786	1158	40.703	37579	2816	2	3	18	127	z	5440	44838	90823	1469	1438	75935	405	79247	170070	0	749
202324	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West				49	6109	1016135	459050	222267	236783	45.17608	21.87377	23.30232	5264	86.16795	2655	43.4605	64489	6903	28	25	97	776	z	18682	118017	209017	4174	10546	203543	5335	223598	432615	0	10421
202324	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				34	3714	608762	204774	84137	120637	33.63778	13.821	19.81678	2743	73.85568	1082	29.133	25977	4096	26	1	52	584	z	5485	47916	84137	3287	1765	106317	9268	120637	204774	0	18200
202324	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				23	2750	374239	144577	71309	73268	38.63226	19.0544	19.57786	2173	79.01818	984	35.7818	15468	2154	5	0	0	39	z	3768	41830	63264	1461	2008	64390	277	68136	131400	0	21266

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 31 variables

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments	Number of pupil enrolments
enrolments_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severe absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
num_schools	Number of schools
sess_auth_appointments	Number of medical appointments sessions
sess_auth_excluded	Number of excluded sessions
sess_auth_ext_holiday	Number of extended authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_holiday	Number of authorised holiday sessions
sess_auth_illness	Number of illness sessions
sess_auth_other	Number of authorised other sessions
sess_auth_religious	Number of religious observance sessions
sess_auth_study	Number of study leave sessions
sess_auth_totalreasons	Number of authorised reasons sessions
sess_auth_traveller	Number 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_possible	Number of sessions possible
sess_unauth_holiday	Number of unauthorised holiday sessions
sess_unauth_late	Number of late sessions
sess_unauth_noyet	Number of no reason yet sessions
sess_unauth_other	Number of unauthorised other sessions
sess_unauth_totalreasons	Number 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_y_exceptional	Number of sessions recorded as exceptional circumstances

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Footnotes

1. 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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