Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence - school level

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Published 16 March 2023

Last updated 16 March 2023

The number of enrolments with one or more session of absence, including by reason for absence. Includes school level data.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Number of rows: 169,736
• Geographic levels: 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: 2013/14 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	year_breakdown	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	school_type	school_name	trust	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
Academic year	Six half terms	201516	School	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West	916	E10000013	Gloucestershire	3341	9163341	115695				State-funded primary	North Nibley CofE Primary School		1	88	85	84	45	79	37	0	0	0	0	z	0	23	35	24	0	0	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	202122	School	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands	937	E10000031	Warwickshire	2032	9372032	125515				State-funded primary	Hurley Primary School		1	183	182	180	92	173	70	0	0	0	15	z	0	111	41	28	69	0	90	0
Academic year	Six half terms	201819	School	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West	888	E10000017	Lancashire	7118	8887118	135346				Special	Sir Tom Finney Community High School		1	115	113	112	31	97	95	13	0	0	15	z	0	49	1	22	11	4	0	0
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	School	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	926	E10000020	Norfolk	4017	9264017	141331	Secondary sponsor led academy	01/03/2015		State-funded secondary	Caister Academy	CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST	1	714	641	617	387	563	264	0	0	0	0	z	41	130	44	122	344	0	691	88
Academic year	Six half terms	201415	School	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands	891	E10000024	Nottinghamshire	6905	8916905	135583	Secondary sponsor led academy	03/09/2008		State-funded secondary	Samworth Church Academy		1	1061	997	965	504	867	517	9	0	0	3	z	132	345	85	0	433	43	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 21 variables

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

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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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