Absence by school location
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release
- Academic year 2018/19
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 89,133
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, Local authority district, National, Regional
- Geographic levels (only available via download / public API)
- 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
- Rurality band of school location
- School type
- Time period
- 2016/17 to 2018/19
Data set preview
| time_identifier | year_breakdown | time_period | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | sch_admin_la | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | laestab | school_type | sch_postcode | sch_rurality | sch_idaci | lad_code | lad_name | region_code | region_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 | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | 7105958 | 2522300237 | 119207289 | 4.72613 | 83570764 | 3.31328 | 35636525 | 1.41286 | 771863 | 10.86219 | ||||||||||
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 0 - 10 % most deprived | 690448 | 241305945 | 12625660 | 5.23222 | 7708280 | 3.1944 | 4917380 | 2.03782 | 94018 | 13.61696 | |||||||||||
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 10 - 20 % | 736505 | 258036519 | 13051195 | 5.05789 | 8371897 | 3.24446 | 4679298 | 1.81342 | 93678 | 12.71926 | |||||||||||
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 20 - 30 % | 750888 | 263889292 | 13155723 | 4.98532 | 8652161 | 3.27871 | 4503562 | 1.70661 | 91537 | 12.1905 | |||||||||||
| Academic year | six half terms | 201819 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 30 - 40 % | 723394 | 255663696 | 12440922 | 4.86613 | 8574579 | 3.35385 | 3866343 | 1.51228 | 83137 | 11.49263 |
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 |
| 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 |
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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