This publication provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded:
State-funded schools receive funding through their local authority or direct from the government.
It includes daily, weekly and year-to-date information on attendance and absence, in addition to reasons for absence. The release uses regular data automatically submitted to the Department for Education by participating schools.
The attached page includes links to attendance statistics published since September 2022.
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
It includes information on:
The information is based on pupil level absence data collected via the school census.
A duty on local authorities to have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State in respect of how they use their services to improve school attendance. Subject to securing legislation, new statutory guidance will outline the minimum attendance support offer local authorities are expected to provide pupils and families in their area through existing powers, duties, and services.
Additionally, new legislation providing the Secretary of State the power to set a single national framework for issuing fixed penalty notices in respect of absence, removing the existing duty (under the Education (Penalty Notices) (England) Regulations 2007 as amended) and subsequent burden for each local authority to draw up a code of conduct for issuing penalty notices.
Absence statistics relating to the autumn term 2023 and spring term 2024.
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded:
It includes:
We have presented information separately on absence levels in state funded alternative provision, including pupil referral units.
The release uses pupil-level absence data that we collect in the school census.
Between March 2020 and the end of the summer term, early years settings, schools and colleges were asked to limit attendance to reduce transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). From the beginning of the autumn term schools were asked to welcome back all pupils to school full-time. From 5 January 2021, schools were asked to provide on-site education for vulnerable children and children of critical workers only.
The data on explore education statistics shows attendance in education settings since Monday 23 March 2020, and in early years settings since Thursday 16 April 2020. The summary explains the responses for a set time frame.
The data is collected from a daily education settings status form and a weekly local authority early years survey.
Previously published data and summaries are available at attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Analysis of pupil attendance at primary, post-primary and special schools in Northern Ireland, by school and pupil characteristics.
Source agency: Education (Northern Ireland)
Designation: National Statistics
Language: English
Alternative title: Attendance at primary and post-primary schools
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
It includes information on:
Absence information for pupil referral units is based on pupil level absence data collected via the school census.
It updates and supplements information published in the October 2014 release - ‘Pupil absence in schools in England, autumn term 2013 and spring term 2014’.
A guide on how we produce pupil absence statistics is also available.
School census statistics team
Email mailto:schools.statistics@education.gov.uk">schools.statistics@education.gov.uk
Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
It includes information on:
The information is based on pupil level absence data collected via the School Census.
It updates and supplements information published in the October 2019 release - Pupil absence in schools in England, autumn 2018 and spring 2019.
A guide on how we produce pupil absence statistics is also available.
School census statistics team
Email mailto:schools.statistics@education.gov.uk">schools.statistics@education.gov.uk
Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
It includes information on:
The information is based on pupil level absence data collected via the school census.
It updates and supplements information published in the October 2018 release Pupil absence in schools in England, autumn 2017 and spring 2018
A guide on how we produce pupil absence statistics is also available.
School census statistics team
Email mailto:schools.statistics@education.gov.uk">schools.statistics@education.gov.uk
Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288
This dataset contains information released by the Scottish Government relating to recorded attendance within Scottish Primary Schools and accounts for half-day attendance figures. Information has been filtered to show Stirling Council schools.The data shown;Local Authority CodeLocal Authority NameSchool Seed CodeSchool NamePossible AttendanceAttendanceAttendance PercentageAuthorised AbsenceAuthorised Absence PercentageUnauthorised AbsenceUnauthorised Absence PercentageExclusionsExclusions Percentage
This dataset contains information released by the Scottish Government relating to recorded attendance within Scottish Secondary Schools and accounts for half-day attendance figures.The data shown;Local Authority CodeLocal Authority NameSchool Seed CodeSchool NamePossible AttendanceAttendanceAttendance PercentageAuthorised AbsenceAuthorised Absence PercentageUnauthorised AbsenceUnauthorised Absence PercentageExclusionsExclusions Percentage
This dataset contains information released by the Scottish Government relating to recorded attendance within Scottish Secondary Schools and accounts for half-day attendance figures. Information has been filtered to show Stirling Council schools.The data shown;Local Authority CodeLocal Authority NameSchool Seed CodeSchool NamePossible AttendanceAttendanceAttendance PercentageAuthorised AbsenceAuthorised Absence PercentageUnauthorised AbsenceUnauthorised Absence PercentageExclusionsExclusions Percentage
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
It includes information on:
The release uses pupil-level absence data that we collect in the school census.
It updates and supplements information in ‘Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term 2016’, which we published in May 2017.
School census statistics team
Email mailto:schools.statistics@education.gov.uk">schools.statistics@education.gov.uk
Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288
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Absence of day pupils in schools in England. The dataset includes the total number of day pupils of compulsory school age, the total number of possible pupil sessions (also known as pupil half days) and the percentage of half days missed due to authorised absence, unauthorised absence and total absence in all schools. Figures covering maintained Primary and Secondary schools only for these variables are also included. Figures refer to area of residence rather than school location
Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
Publisher: Neighbourhood Statistics
Geographies: Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Local Authority District (LAD), Government Office Region (GOR)
Geographic coverage: England
Time coverage: 2006/07, 2007/08
Type of data: Administrative data
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Absence from school and employment in the UK because of health reasons and respiratory illness, including breakdowns by age, sex and work sector over time. Self-reported data from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey.
Data presented here is an extract of data relating to the attendance and absence of pupils at Glasgow's Secondary Schools. Attendance and absence information is provided to the Scottish Government by the local authorities and managers of mainstream grant-aided schools. This data does not provide information on attendance and absence in grant-aided special schools, independent schools or pre-school establishments. The data is measured in half days based on 380 half day academic school year. Data is provided for: the total number of half days possible; the number of half days Attendance in School or on other authorised educational activities; Authorised Absences; Unauthorised Absences; and Exclusions. Further details of the meanings and attributes can be found in the data dictionary supplied. Data is graduated to school level and covers the period 2003/2004 - 2012/2013. Full datasets for Scotland can be obtained from this link. Data correct at time of upload 2014-08-22T14:37:00). Licence: None
Absence statistics relating to the autumn and spring terms.
It provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
It includes information on absence rates, persistent absence and pupils not attending in circumstances related to COVID-19. The release uses pupil-level absence data that we collect in the school census.
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Bradford school dataset. This dataset includes
The information relates to school fines for the academic years 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Primary School Admission Arrangements - The dataset on page 18 of the 'Guide for Parents about Admission Arrangements to Primary School 2017-2018'. This includes information about the school type, nursery (number per session), applications numbers for the year 2017 and the admission numbers for 2018.
Secondary School Admission Arrangements - The dataset on page 17 of the 'Guide for Parents about Admission Arrangements to Secondary School 2018-2019'. This includes information regarding the school type, the application numbers for the year 2017 and admission number for 2018.
Information for the years 2014-2024, relating to schools under local authority control for 10 months or longer, before transferring to academy trusts.
Key contact information for schools in Bradford.
Link to school attendance and absence
Returned matched survey data of 19,000 pupils who participated in the 2012 Summer School Pupil evaluation. As part of the DfE' s commissioned evaluation Survey responses are matched with the National Pupil Database to analyse findings by pupil characteristics. The pupils are grouped according to FSM or Non FSM eligibility and attendance and non attendance of the DfE funded Summer Schools Programme.
The data contains NPD information in relation to year 7 pupils' include information about the characteristics of pupils in state and non-maintained special schools such as gender, ethnicity, first language, eligibility for free school meals, Special Educational Needs and detailed information about pupil absence and exclusions.
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
It includes information on:
The information is based on pupil level absence data collected via the school census.
It updates and supplements information published in the May 2018 release - ‘Pupil absence in schools in England, autumn term 2017’.
A guide on how we produce pupil absence statistics is also available.
School census statistics team
Email mailto:schools.statistics@education.gov.uk">schools.statistics@education.gov.uk
Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288
This publication provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded:
State-funded schools receive funding through their local authority or direct from the government.
It includes daily, weekly and year-to-date information on attendance and absence, in addition to reasons for absence. The release uses regular data automatically submitted to the Department for Education by participating schools.
The attached page includes links to attendance statistics published since September 2022.