Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates in state funded alternative provision (including PRUs) - autumn term

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Published 16 May 2024

Last updated 16 May 2024

Absence information for all enrolments in state-funded alternative provision (including pupil referral units) with information on overall absence, persistent absence and reason for absence for pupils aged 5-15.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2023/24
• Number of rows: 1,665
• 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 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 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 missed)
  • Percentage of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
  • Unauthorised absence rate
• Time period: 2013/14 Autumn term to 2023/24 Autumn 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	school_type	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 term	National	E92000001	England						State-funded alternative provision	325	29505	2963575	1207117	655657	551460	40.7318	22.1239	18.6079	23595	79.9695	11086	37.57329	181155	20008	89	436	260	2551	z	47153	385543	637195	13989	25987	484163	10256	534395	1171590	z	56739
202324	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				State-funded alternative provision	18	2336	247384	107094	57200	49894	43.2906	23.1219	20.1686	1986	85.01712	957	40.96747	20286	1443	0	3	14	115	z	3004	23991	48856	1086	786	39818	330	42020	90876	z	603
202324	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West				State-funded alternative provision	49	5022	537987	236369	113476	122893	43.9358	21.0927	22.8431	4254	84.70729	2162	43.05058	34993	3673	12	3	68	583	z	10095	57555	106982	3105	5727	103800	3413	116045	223027	z	3455
202324	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				State-funded alternative provision	34	3093	339509	111606	46126	65480	32.8728	13.5861	19.2867	2243	72.51859	870	28.12803	15063	2228	24	0	49	493	z	3129	25140	46126	2379	939	58167	3995	65480	111606	z	8243
202324	Autumn term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				State-funded alternative provision	22	2136	193881	72503	35299	37204	37.3956	18.2065	19.1891	1679	78.60487	737	34.50375	8186	1116	5	0	0	24	z	1834	20583	31748	1150	1101	32428	253	34932	66680	z	10754

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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 missed)
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of severe absentees (50% or more missed)
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of severe absentees (50% or more 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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