Data set from Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms

Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs) - autumn and spring terms combined

Not the latest data

Published 20 October 2022

Last updated 20 October 2022

Absence rates for pupil referral units

---

On this page

Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn and spring terms
• Release: Autumn and spring term 2021/22
• Number of rows: 1,221
• 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 sessions missed
  • Number of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions 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 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 sessions missed
  • Percentage of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
  • Unauthorised absence rate
• Time period: 2013/14 Autumn and spring term to 2021/22 Autumn and spring term

---

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	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
201314	Autumn and spring term	National	E92000001	England						359	32727	4727869	1484419	842049	642370	31.39721	17.81033	13.58688	22213	67.87362	z	z	197898	34382	1185	1849	1116	4041	z	49982	529214	819667	4077	29310	582337	17763	633487	1453154	0	0
201314	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands				41	3117	503238	177245	115938	61307	35.22091	23.0384	12.18251	2263	72.60186	z	z	21373	3672	271	276	135	531	z	5603	84077	115938	429	4150	52449	4279	61307	177245	0	0
201415	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				19	2733	287647	70789	41754	29035	24.60968	14.51571	10.09397	1713	62.67838	z	z	9852	2606	16	337	44	73	z	2554	19962	35444	355	362	28012	45	28774	64218	0	0
201516	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				19	2528	273711	73678	41163	32515	26.91817	15.03885	11.87932	1694	67.00949	z	z	9969	2423	27	1813	1	124	z	2592	18790	35739	265	2062	29396	75	31798	67537	0	0
201617	Autumn and spring term	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				18	2568	247045	63591	35714	27877	25.74065	14.456480000000001	11.28418	1773	69.04206	720	28.0374	9153	1321	43	1385	0	133	z	2616	15471	30122	374	1729	25503	174	27780	57902	0	0

---

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 sessions missed
enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact	Number of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions missed
enrolments_pa_50_exact_percent	Percentage of persistent absentees - 50% or more sessions 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

---

Using this data

• Download the underlying data as a compressed ZIP file

• View or create your own tables

  View tables that we have built for you, or create your own tables from open data using our table tool

Download this data using code

Access this data using common programming languages using the URL below.

Example code

Python

import pandas as pd

pd.read_csv("https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-catalogue/data-set/ec1d8e56-1eaf-40ed-8855-f50a76885066/csv")

R

read.csv("https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-catalogue/data-set/ec1d8e56-1eaf-40ed-8855-f50a76885066/csv")

---

Contact us

If you have a specific enquiry about Absence rates in pupil referral units (PRUs) - autumn and spring terms combined statistics and data:

School census statistics team

Email: schools.statistics@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Sean Gibson

---