Pupil Absence in Schools in England: Primary and Secondary School Statistics

England's Department for Education publishes this Statistical First Release on pupil absence. The data covers primary and secondary schools, city technology colleges, and academies, and is designated as National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in school absenteeism rates based on the reported absence statistics.
• Compare absence levels between primary and secondary schools, city technology colleges, and academies.
• Model the impact of demographic or regional factors on pupil absence based on the statistical release structure.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating a formal quality assurance process.
• Covers multiple school types including primary, secondary, city technology colleges, and academies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data as it covers only England.

Provenance

Source

Department for Education

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative school returns.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:10.868097; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England