Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England

Absence in Pupil Referral Units

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Published 26 March 2020

Last updated 26 March 2020

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England
• Release: Academic year 2018/19
• Number of rows: 3,040
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Geographic levels (only available via download / public API): School
• 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
  • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Number of religious observance sessions
  • Number of schools
  • Number of sessions possible
  • 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
  • Unauthorised absence rate
• Time period: 2013/14 to 2018/19

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Data set preview

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	laestab	urn	school_type	academy_type	academy_open_date	all_through	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	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
Academic year	six half terms	201819	National	E92000001	England									Pupil referral unit				348	39112	8058451	2843434	1547326	1296108	35.28512	19.20128	16.08384	29181	74.60882	349142	60157	1600	30437	1475	8327	.	109011	949504	1509653	23249	51026	1172519	19298	1266092	2775745
Academic year	six half terms	201819	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East							Pupil referral unit				20	2407	481645	164213	89967	74246	34.0942	18.67911	15.41509	1902	79.01953	20277	3507	22	902	45	372	.	7987	45457	78569	1621	1819	59184	610	63234	141803
Academic year	six half terms	201819	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West							Pupil referral unit				51	6749	1504192	571839	291308	280531	38.01636	19.36641	18.64995	5399	79.99704	64799	11658	353	4677	437	1646	.	25520	168270	277360	4130	9660	248432	4410	266632	543992
Academic year	six half terms	201819	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and the Humber							Pupil referral unit				38	4008	915663	280399	109036	171363	30.62251	11.90787	18.71464	2815	70.23453	36715	6102	108	879	1	739	.	8996	55079	108619	4028	3841	156812	5461	170142	278761
Academic year	six half terms	201819	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands							Pupil referral unit				20	2562	454289	132135	76540	55595	29.08611	16.84831	12.2378	1809	70.6089	14036	2569	55	3118	0	383	.	3704	44034	67899	1279	1189	52742	275	55485	123384

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 27 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
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

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Email: schools.statistics@education.gov.uk
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