Absence by PLAA
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- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release
- Academic year 2018/19
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 21
- Geographic levels
- National
- 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 sessions possible
- 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
- Filters
- School type
- Type of Post Looked After Arrangements
- Time period
- 2018/19
Data set preview
| time_identifier | year_breakdown | time_period | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | school_type | 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_other | sess_auth_totalreasons | sess_unauth_holiday | sess_unauth_late | sess_unauth_other | sess_unauth_noyet | sess_unauth_totalreasons | sess_overall_totalreasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Not declared | 7059170 | 2505583118 | 118475798 | 83013204 | 35462594 | 4.72847 | 3.31313 | 1.41534 | 767420 | 10.87131 | 61688434 | 6954547 | 1282693 | 709917 | 259646 | 1653550 | : | 2023947 | 7499251 | 82071985 | 10210941 | 1802273 | 21744325 | 1353933 | 35111472 | 117183457 |
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Adopted children | 28440 | 10224410 | 407146 | 328399 | 78747 | 3.9821 | 3.21191 | 0.77019 | 2170 | 7.63713 | 192942 | 45421 | 879 | 2427 | 11 | 13512 | : | 13384 | 55175 | 323751 | 30451 | 4562 | 40306 | 2639 | 77958 | 401709 |
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Special guardianship order | 13920 | 4955686 | 240366 | 172928 | 67438 | 4.85031 | 3.48949 | 1.36082 | 1630 | 11.73132 | 110507 | 18178 | 418 | 427 | 21 | 5234 | : | 9871 | 25305 | 169961 | 19098 | 4007 | 40860 | 2672 | 66637 | 236598 |
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Child arrangements order | 4430 | 1537023 | 83979 | 56233 | 27746 | 5.46374 | 3.65857 | 1.80518 | 630 | 14.30828 | 36533 | 5808 | 298 | 345 | 0 | 1388 | : | 2770 | 8431 | 55573 | 4872 | 1984 | 19587 | 1133 | 27576 | 83149 |
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 7105960 | 2522300237 | 119207289 | 83570764 | 35636525 | 4.72613 | 3.31328 | 1.41286 | 771860 | 10.86219 | 62028416 | 7023954 | 1284288 | 713116 | 259678 | 1673684 | : | 2049972 | 7588162 | 82621270 | 10265362 | 1812826 | 21845078 | 1360377 | 35283643 | 117904913 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact | Number of persistent absentees |
| enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent | Percentage of persistent absentees |
| plaa | Type of Post Looked After Arrangements - Filter by Post Looked After Arrangements |
| school_type | School type - Filter by school type |
| 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 |
Footnotes
- The definition of persistent absence changed from the 2015/16 academic year - The information presented for years prior to 2015/16 has been produced using the same methodology in order to allow users to make comparisons on a consistent basis over time.
- The percentage of persistent absentees is the number of persistent absentees expressed as a percentage of the total number of enrolments.
- Special schools include maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies. Excludes general hospital schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved for SEN pupils.
- State-funded primary schools include all primary academies, including free schools.
- Number of enrolments includes pupils on the school roll for at least one session who are aged between 5 and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once (if they moved schools during the academic year or are registered in more than one school).
- Absence rates are the number of absence sessions expressed as a percentage of the total number of possible sessions.
- State-funded secondary schools include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all-through academies and free schools.
- Pupil enrolments missing 10 percent or more of their own possible sessions (due to authorised or unauthorised absence) are classified as persistent absentees.
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