Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence rates by school location - IDACI and urban/rurality - school level

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Published 16 March 2023

Last updated 16 March 2023

Absence information by the school location including the level of depravation and rurality. Includes where a school location may differ from administrative authority responsible for the school. 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: 42,521
• Geographic levels: School
• Indicators:
  • Authorised absence rate
  • Number of authorised absence sessions
  • Number of overall absence sessions
  • Number of persistent absentees
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of sessions possible
  • Number of unauthorised absence sessions
  • Overall absence rate
  • Percentage of persistent absentees
  • Unauthorised absence rate
• Filters:
  • IDACI band of school location
  • Local authority responsible for school
  • Rurality band of school location
  • School type
• Time period: 2020/21 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	absence_terms	time_period	geographic_level	country_name	country_code	region_code	region_name	lad_code	lad_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	school_type	sch_rurality	sch_idaci	sch_admin_la	school_laestab	school_urn	school_name	enrolments	sess_possible	sess_overall	sess_overall_percent	sess_authorised	sess_authorised_percent	sess_unauthorised	sess_unauthorised_percent	enrolments_pa_10_exact	enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	School	England	E92000001	E13000001	Inner London	E09000007	Camden	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Urban - major conurbation A1	60 - 70 %	202	2022036	100009	West Hampstead Primary School	350	122038	4777	3.91435	4206	3.44647	571	0.46789	42	12
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	School	England	E92000001	E13000001	Inner London	E09000007	Camden	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Urban - major conurbation A1	0 - 10 % most deprived	202	2022095	100012	Carlton Primary School	192	45253	2799	6.18523	2492	5.50682	307	0.67841	43	22.39583
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	School	England	E92000001	E13000001	Inner London	E09000007	Camden	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Urban - major conurbation A1	40 - 50 %	202	2022219	100014	Fleet Primary School	177	65583	1913	2.91691	1840	2.80561	73	0.11131	7	3.9548
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	School	England	E92000001	E13000001	Inner London	E09000007	Camden	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Urban - major conurbation A1	10 - 20 %	202	2023361	100033	Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1	182	67282	1739	2.58464	1713	2.546	26	0.03864	7	3.84615
Academic year	Six half terms	202021	School	England	E92000001	E13000001	Inner London	E09000007	Camden	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Urban - major conurbation A1	50 - 60 %	202	2023370	100034	Kentish Town Church of England Primary School	186	66162	4648	7.02518	3990	6.03065	658	0.99453	43	23.11828

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 14 variables

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
sch_admin_la	Local authority responsible for school
sch_idaci	IDACI band of school location - Filter by IDACI band of school location
sch_rurality	Rurality band of school location - Filter by rurality band of school location
school_type	School type - Filter by school type
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_possible	Number of sessions possible
sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions
sess_unauthorised_percent	Unauthorised absence rate

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