Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Enrolments with one or more sessions of absence school level - autumn term

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Published 6 August 2026

Last updated 6 August 2026

The number of enrolments with one or more sessions of absence, including by reason for absence, at school level.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Autumn term 2025/26
• Number of rows: 211,802
• 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 interview
  • 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 regulated performance
  • 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 temporary reduced timetable
  • 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: 2016/17 Autumn term to 2025/26 Autumn term

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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	education_phase	school_name	trust	estab	school_laestab	school_urn	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	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_interview	enrol_auth_reg_performance	enrol_auth_temp_reduced_timetable	enrol_auth_other	enrol_unauth_holiday	enrol_unauth_late	enrol_unauth_other	enrol_unauth_noyet	enrol_x_covid	enrol_y_exceptional
202526	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	201	E09000001	City of London	State-funded primary	The Aldgate School		3614	2013614	100000				1	176	131	121	55	99	35	1	0	0	z	z	1	9	0	0	7	17	29	22	3	z	1
202526	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	St Luke's Church of England School	ST LUKE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL	2000	2022000	136807	Primary free school	12/09/2011		1	80	63	57	27	47	17	0	0	0	z	z	0	9	1	0	7	14	8	8	4	z	0
202526	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Abacus Belsize Primary School	ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST	2001	2022001	139837	Primary free school	01/09/2013		1	144	121	105	63	84	32	25	0	0	z	z	1	0	2	0	13	29	16	27	0	z	0
202526	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Kings Cross Academy	KING'S CROSS ACADEMY TRUST	2002	2022002	140686	Primary sponsor led academy	01/09/2015		1	318	270	252	130	221	80	0	0	0	z	z	4	1	3	1	33	19	24	110	0	z	0
202526	Autumn term	School	E92000001	England	E12000007	London	202	E09000007	Camden	State-funded primary	Argyle Primary School		2019	2022019	100008				1	222	177	161	98	145	40	0	0	0	z	z	0	0	0	0	29	21	45	60	0	z	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 24 variables

Variable name	Variable description
education_phase	School type - Filter by school type
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_interview	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to interview
enrol_auth_other	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to other authorised circumstances
enrol_auth_reg_performance	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to regulated performance
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_temp_reduced_timetable	Number of enrolments with at least one absence session due to temporary reduced timetable
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

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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. Comparisons with these years should be treated with caution.

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