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Absence by reason by council, England

Accredited official statistics

The share of possible half-day sessions missed by reason, authorised and unauthorised, in each of England's councils with education duties over the academic year, with the regions and England, from the DfE.

England

6.78%

2024/25 · Overall absence

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:18 UTC

Absence by reason by council, England

Source: Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In order

Ranked by the hub 2024/25

Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.

Overall absence

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Authorised absence

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Unauthorised absence

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Illness

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Medical or dental appointments

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Religious observance

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Study leave

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Interviews

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Regulated performances

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Temporary reduced timetables

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Mobile children

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Excluded

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Other authorised

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Unauthorised holidays

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Late after registers closed

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Other unauthorised

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

No reason yet

No figure published for Barnsley, Sheffield.

Data table

163 rows

Area	Overall absence	Authorised absence	Unauthorised absence	Illness	Medical or dental appointments	Religious observance	Study leave	Interviews	Regulated performances	Temporary reduced timetables	Mobile children	Excluded	Other authorised	Unauthorised holidays	Late after registers closed	Other unauthorised	No reason yet
Knowsley E08000011	8.16%	3.57%	4.58%	2.62%	0.23%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.13%	0.00%	0.13%	0.43%	0.83%	0.21%	3.43%	0.11%
Bradford E08000032	8.09%	4.43%	3.66%	2.93%	0.28%	0.27%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.27%	0.00%	0.26%	0.37%	0.68%	0.38%	2.55%	0.04%
Southampton E06000045	8.01%	4.80%	3.21%	3.43%	0.29%	0.09%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.40%	0.03%	0.13%	0.41%	0.52%	0.36%	2.32%	0.01%
Brighton and Hove E06000043	8.00%	5.72%	2.27%	4.14%	0.31%	0.05%	0.09%	0.04%	0.01%	0.28%	0.01%	0.09%	0.71%	0.36%	0.25%	1.62%	0.04%
Bristol, City of E06000023	7.93%	5.19%	2.74%	3.72%	0.35%	0.13%	0.05%	0.02%	0.00%	0.27%	0.00%	0.21%	0.44%	0.50%	0.43%	1.78%	0.04%
Portsmouth E06000044	7.80%	4.60%	3.19%	3.11%	0.26%	0.07%	0.03%	0.02%	0.00%	0.44%	0.0%	0.21%	0.46%	0.46%	0.18%	2.54%	0.01%
Isle of Wight E06000046	7.79%	5.95%	1.85%	4.40%	0.39%	0.01%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.58%	0.0%	0.17%	0.39%	0.47%	0.26%	1.09%	0.03%
Camden E09000007	7.75%	5.37%	2.38%	3.71%	0.42%	0.30%	0.11%	0.02%	0.01%	0.12%	0.0%	0.12%	0.56%	0.31%	0.33%	1.64%	0.10%
Islington E09000019	7.72%	4.15%	3.57%	2.82%	0.33%	0.22%	0.02%	0.03%	0.00%	0.10%	0.00%	0.17%	0.46%	0.37%	0.25%	2.86%	0.09%
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	7.69%	3.69%	4.00%	2.53%	0.28%	0.15%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.18%	0.00%	0.27%	0.25%	0.68%	0.23%	3.03%	0.06%
Halton E06000006	7.65%	4.18%	3.47%	3.25%	0.28%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.13%	0.02%	0.12%	0.35%	0.60%	0.35%	2.47%	0.05%
East Sussex E10000011	7.63%	5.07%	2.57%	3.65%	0.31%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%	0.42%	0.01%	0.18%	0.45%	0.50%	0.19%	1.85%	0.02%
Plymouth E06000026	7.61%	5.17%	2.44%	3.85%	0.33%	0.02%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.33%	0.00%	0.18%	0.41%	0.43%	0.26%	1.71%	0.03%
Sefton E08000014	7.58%	4.57%	3.02%	3.36%	0.41%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.34%	0.00%	0.10%	0.31%	0.63%	0.28%	1.93%	0.18%
Wirral E08000015	7.56%	4.80%	2.77%	3.42%	0.35%	0.02%	0.05%	0.01%	0.00%	0.29%	0.00%	0.09%	0.56%	0.56%	0.24%	1.92%	0.04%
Middlesbrough E06000002	7.56%	3.89%	3.67%	2.66%	0.27%	0.16%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%	0.31%	0.29%	0.72%	0.33%	2.59%	0.03%
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	7.53%	3.93%	3.60%	2.58%	0.32%	0.09%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.35%	0.00%	0.25%	0.30%	0.69%	0.32%	2.53%	0.06%
Liverpool E08000012	7.52%	3.62%	3.90%	2.55%	0.29%	0.09%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%	0.22%	0.31%	0.66%	0.28%	2.91%	0.04%
South Tyneside E08000023	7.51%	5.31%	2.20%	3.96%	0.37%	0.03%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.23%	0.00%	0.19%	0.49%	0.51%	0.17%	1.48%	0.04%
Dorset E06000059	7.49%	5.05%	2.44%	3.75%	0.40%	0.01%	0.05%	0.01%	0.00%	0.30%	0.01%	0.14%	0.38%	0.50%	0.17%	1.70%	0.07%
Sunderland E08000024	7.46%	3.94%	3.52%	2.87%	0.31%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.01%	0.15%	0.02%	0.26%	0.28%	0.72%	0.19%	2.56%	0.06%
Blackpool E06000009	7.46%	3.57%	3.89%	2.50%	0.30%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.19%	0.01%	0.18%	0.34%	0.62%	0.44%	2.82%	0.01%
Walsall E08000030	7.44%	3.92%	3.52%	2.82%	0.25%	0.15%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.15%	0.01%	0.14%	0.34%	0.56%	0.32%	2.62%	0.02%
Somerset E06000066	7.42%	5.11%	2.31%	3.63%	0.34%	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.42%	0.01%	0.19%	0.47%	0.44%	0.24%	1.59%	0.04%
Rotherham E08000018	7.36%	3.92%	3.44%	2.59%	0.30%	0.04%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.45%	0.00%	0.22%	0.28%	0.86%	0.19%	2.37%	0.03%
Torbay E06000027	7.31%	5.08%	2.22%	3.94%	0.32%	0.01%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.23%	0.00%	0.17%	0.36%	0.28%	0.30%	1.62%	0.02%
Wakefield E08000036	7.30%	4.52%	2.79%	3.10%	0.31%	0.08%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.28%	0.02%	0.25%	0.46%	0.72%	0.18%	1.86%	0.03%
Hartlepool E06000001	7.30%	3.80%	3.50%	2.65%	0.29%	0.03%	0.03%	0.01%	0.01%	0.10%	0.0%	0.35%	0.32%	0.69%	0.28%	2.51%	0.02%
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	7.30%	4.55%	2.75%	3.12%	0.48%	0.20%	0.02%	0.05%	0.01%	0.07%	0.01%	0.11%	0.49%	0.31%	0.20%	1.84%	0.40%
Salford E08000006	7.28%	3.94%	3.34%	2.75%	0.28%	0.08%	0.00%	0.01%	0.01%	0.24%	0.02%	0.20%	0.35%	0.69%	0.34%	2.25%	0.07%
Nottingham E06000018	7.27%	3.79%	3.48%	2.60%	0.24%	0.21%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%	0.21%	0.34%	0.52%	0.39%	2.54%	0.03%
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	7.26%	4.01%	3.25%	2.82%	0.28%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.23%	0.00%	0.36%	0.28%	0.71%	0.28%	2.23%	0.02%
Westminster E09000033	7.25%	4.59%	2.66%	3.07%	0.47%	0.34%	0.04%	0.03%	0.00%	0.04%	0.0%	0.14%	0.45%	0.30%	0.32%	1.93%	0.10%
Devon E10000008	7.22%	5.18%	2.04%	3.71%	0.34%	0.01%	0.03%	0.02%	0.00%	0.44%	0.01%	0.17%	0.44%	0.34%	0.23%	1.44%	0.03%
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	7.21%	4.02%	3.19%	2.81%	0.28%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.29%	0.02%	0.30%	0.29%	0.86%	0.22%	2.10%	0.01%
Coventry E08000026	7.19%	4.47%	2.71%	3.29%	0.24%	0.14%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.22%	0.00%	0.16%	0.40%	0.55%	0.24%	1.88%	0.04%
Oxfordshire E10000025	7.16%	5.14%	2.01%	3.57%	0.38%	0.06%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.43%	0.01%	0.13%	0.51%	0.37%	0.26%	1.35%	0.04%
York E06000014	7.13%	4.50%	2.62%	3.15%	0.38%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.27%	0.02%	0.21%	0.42%	0.48%	0.32%	1.81%	0.02%
Northumberland E06000057	7.13%	4.56%	2.57%	2.90%	0.36%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.48%	0.00%	0.22%	0.57%	0.71%	0.14%	1.71%	0.01%
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	7.12%	3.99%	3.13%	2.89%	0.31%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.20%	0.0%	0.26%	0.29%	0.65%	0.25%	2.22%	0.01%
Rochdale E08000005	7.11%	3.81%	3.29%	2.62%	0.30%	0.21%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%	0.16%	0.00%	0.19%	0.31%	0.71%	0.41%	2.14%	0.04%
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	7.10%	3.95%	3.15%	2.72%	0.20%	0.18%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%	0.13%	0.0%	0.31%	0.38%	0.54%	0.18%	2.39%	0.04%
Birmingham E08000025	7.08%	4.48%	2.60%	3.23%	0.28%	0.34%	0.05%	0.01%	0.00%	0.09%	0.00%	0.15%	0.32%	0.58%	0.32%	1.65%	0.05%
Warwickshire E10000031	7.08%	5.07%	2.01%	3.81%	0.32%	0.03%	0.06%	0.01%	0.00%	0.24%	0.01%	0.14%	0.45%	0.33%	0.20%	1.45%	0.02%
Cornwall E06000052	7.06%	4.86%	2.20%	3.56%	0.35%	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.26%	0.00%	0.20%	0.46%	0.48%	0.17%	1.49%	0.06%
St. Helens E08000013	7.06%	3.93%	3.13%	2.87%	0.31%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.08%	0.01%	0.20%	0.43%	0.65%	0.22%	2.25%	0.01%
Norfolk E10000020	7.05%	5.00%	2.05%	3.75%	0.34%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.19%	0.01%	0.18%	0.49%	0.50%	0.21%	1.30%	0.04%
Suffolk E10000029	7.05%	4.83%	2.21%	3.47%	0.34%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.33%	0.00%	0.19%	0.45%	0.45%	0.24%	1.49%	0.03%
Dudley E08000027	7.03%	4.38%	2.66%	3.21%	0.28%	0.11%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.21%	0.01%	0.15%	0.37%	0.58%	0.28%	1.77%	0.03%
Leeds E08000035	7.02%	3.78%	3.25%	2.62%	0.26%	0.14%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.25%	0.00%	0.14%	0.33%	0.66%	0.27%	2.28%	0.03%
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	7.02%	3.99%	3.03%	2.89%	0.33%	0.06%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.15%	0.00%	0.28%	0.27%	0.65%	0.26%	2.10%	0.02%
County Durham E06000047	7.01%	4.58%	2.42%	3.47%	0.35%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.17%	0.02%	0.15%	0.40%	0.60%	0.14%	1.61%	0.07%
North Somerset E06000024	6.99%	5.00%	1.99%	3.59%	0.41%	0.01%	0.07%	0.01%	0.00%	0.34%	0.01%	0.12%	0.43%	0.48%	0.27%	1.17%	0.07%
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	6.99%	3.68%	3.31%	2.59%	0.30%	0.05%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.16%	0.00%	0.23%	0.34%	0.66%	0.18%	2.45%	0.02%
Derby E06000015	6.99%	4.40%	2.59%	3.15%	0.30%	0.15%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.26%	0.00%	0.13%	0.36%	0.53%	0.23%	1.80%	0.03%
Solihull E08000029	6.97%	4.74%	2.23%	3.50%	0.33%	0.10%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.19%	0.00%	0.12%	0.44%	0.41%	0.26%	1.56%	0.01%
Kent E10000016	6.96%	4.69%	2.27%	3.37%	0.37%	0.02%	0.09%	0.02%	0.00%	0.27%	0.01%	0.11%	0.43%	0.43%	0.21%	1.58%	0.04%
Worcestershire E10000034	6.94%	5.09%	1.85%	3.76%	0.32%	0.04%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.31%	0.02%	0.10%	0.49%	0.48%	0.17%	1.16%	0.04%
Bury E08000002	6.90%	4.46%	2.44%	3.08%	0.32%	0.19%	0.03%	0.01%	0.01%	0.22%	0.01%	0.17%	0.43%	0.55%	0.34%	1.53%	0.02%
Darlington E06000005	6.90%	4.35%	2.55%	3.08%	0.32%	0.02%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%	0.14%	0.21%	0.20%	0.36%	0.62%	0.20%	1.70%	0.02%
Manchester E08000003	6.90%	3.82%	3.08%	2.60%	0.27%	0.27%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.24%	0.00%	0.13%	0.29%	0.58%	0.42%	2.04%	0.03%
Essex E10000012	6.90%	4.58%	2.32%	3.27%	0.32%	0.02%	0.05%	0.01%	0.00%	0.30%	0.02%	0.14%	0.45%	0.45%	0.21%	1.63%	0.03%
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	6.88%	4.60%	2.27%	3.39%	0.37%	0.02%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.20%	0.03%	0.14%	0.41%	0.60%	0.28%	1.37%	0.02%
Leicester E06000016	6.85%	4.21%	2.64%	2.96%	0.25%	0.31%	0.01%	0.03%	0.00%	0.19%	0.01%	0.10%	0.35%	0.60%	0.27%	1.75%	0.02%
Gateshead E08000037	6.85%	3.97%	2.88%	2.90%	0.30%	0.05%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.21%	0.00%	0.18%	0.32%	0.59%	0.19%	2.09%	0.02%
North Northamptonshire E06000061	6.83%	4.52%	2.30%	3.28%	0.33%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.25%	0.01%	0.21%	0.39%	0.44%	0.23%	1.61%	0.02%
Hillingdon E09000017	6.82%	4.75%	2.07%	3.59%	0.32%	0.18%	0.07%	0.01%	0.01%	0.09%	0.01%	0.08%	0.40%	0.38%	0.21%	1.41%	0.06%
South Gloucestershire E06000025	6.82%	4.84%	1.98%	3.53%	0.33%	0.03%	0.01%	0.02%	0.00%	0.39%	0.04%	0.12%	0.37%	0.65%	0.26%	1.06%	0.02%
Tameside E08000008	6.82%	3.60%	3.21%	2.46%	0.28%	0.08%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.22%	0.00%	0.22%	0.32%	0.61%	0.34%	2.22%	0.04%
North Yorkshire E06000065	6.81%	4.82%	1.98%	3.36%	0.39%	0.02%	0.07%	0.01%	0.00%	0.23%	0.02%	0.18%	0.53%	0.53%	0.16%	1.27%	0.03%
West Sussex E10000032	6.79%	4.90%	1.89%	3.55%	0.34%	0.04%	0.04%	0.02%	0.01%	0.35%	0.02%	0.10%	0.45%	0.45%	0.20%	1.22%	0.03%
North Lincolnshire E06000013	6.79%	4.12%	2.67%	2.98%	0.31%	0.04%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.22%	0.01%	0.20%	0.32%	0.51%	0.17%	1.96%	0.03%
Oldham E08000004	6.78%	3.89%	2.89%	2.84%	0.33%	0.18%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.16%	0.00%	0.10%	0.26%	0.80%	0.25%	1.82%	0.01%
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	6.77%	4.86%	1.91%	3.42%	0.39%	0.02%	0.04%	0.02%	0.00%	0.42%	0.00%	0.14%	0.41%	0.39%	0.29%	1.21%	0.02%
Sandwell E08000028	6.77%	3.94%	2.83%	2.94%	0.22%	0.20%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%	0.10%	0.29%	0.37%	0.30%	2.15%	0.01%
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	6.76%	4.39%	2.37%	3.16%	0.31%	0.27%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.16%	0.01%	0.14%	0.30%	0.72%	0.20%	1.40%	0.05%
Milton Keynes E06000042	6.75%	4.70%	2.05%	3.44%	0.30%	0.10%	0.07%	0.01%	0.00%	0.23%	0.00%	0.16%	0.39%	0.41%	0.25%	1.36%	0.02%
Lincolnshire E10000019	6.74%	4.94%	1.80%	3.54%	0.35%	0.02%	0.07%	0.01%	0.00%	0.30%	0.01%	0.19%	0.45%	0.45%	0.14%	1.16%	0.04%
Medway E06000035	6.73%	4.49%	2.24%	3.13%	0.32%	0.04%	0.10%	0.02%	0.00%	0.19%	0.00%	0.27%	0.42%	0.40%	0.17%	1.64%	0.03%
Reading E06000038	6.72%	4.35%	2.37%	3.06%	0.28%	0.15%	0.06%	0.02%	0.00%	0.20%	0.0%	0.15%	0.43%	0.50%	0.25%	1.58%	0.05%
Wigan E08000010	6.71%	4.33%	2.37%	3.33%	0.33%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.12%	0.01%	0.11%	0.40%	0.65%	0.22%	1.47%	0.03%
Gloucestershire E10000013	6.70%	5.13%	1.57%	3.80%	0.35%	0.03%	0.06%	0.01%	0.00%	0.23%	0.02%	0.13%	0.51%	0.41%	0.17%	0.97%	0.02%
Peterborough E06000031	6.69%	4.64%	2.06%	3.42%	0.26%	0.17%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.21%	0.01%	0.21%	0.32%	0.38%	0.24%	1.40%	0.04%
Bolton E08000001	6.68%	4.27%	2.41%	3.08%	0.30%	0.18%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%	0.13%	0.01%	0.19%	0.33%	0.71%	0.29%	1.37%	0.05%
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	6.68%	4.95%	1.72%	3.63%	0.33%	0.11%	0.13%	0.03%	0.01%	0.14%	0.01%	0.11%	0.46%	0.36%	0.23%	1.08%	0.06%
West Berkshire E06000037	6.67%	4.96%	1.71%	3.44%	0.38%	0.03%	0.04%	0.01%	0.01%	0.43%	0.00%	0.17%	0.46%	0.34%	0.19%	1.13%	0.04%
Buckinghamshire E06000060	6.66%	5.08%	1.57%	3.66%	0.35%	0.12%	0.22%	0.01%	0.01%	0.19%	0.02%	0.08%	0.44%	0.40%	0.20%	0.97%	0.00%
Shropshire E06000051	6.65%	5.07%	1.58%	3.84%	0.37%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.25%	0.02%	0.15%	0.41%	0.37%	0.17%	1.02%	0.03%
Kirklees E08000034	6.65%	4.43%	2.22%	3.06%	0.28%	0.38%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.19%	0.00%	0.16%	0.35%	0.53%	0.16%	1.50%	0.02%
Wiltshire E06000054	6.63%	4.82%	1.81%	3.29%	0.35%	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%	0.00%	0.44%	0.01%	0.11%	0.54%	0.35%	0.19%	1.22%	0.06%
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	6.62%	4.64%	1.98%	3.09%	0.39%	0.21%	0.25%	0.05%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%	0.12%	0.47%	0.28%	0.14%	1.41%	0.15%
Lancashire E10000017	6.62%	4.57%	2.05%	3.34%	0.35%	0.10%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.18%	0.02%	0.16%	0.40%	0.56%	0.21%	1.25%	0.03%
Cambridgeshire E10000003	6.60%	5.06%	1.54%	3.46%	0.33%	0.03%	0.04%	0.02%	0.01%	0.60%	0.03%	0.10%	0.43%	0.31%	0.19%	1.02%	0.02%
Croydon E09000008	6.59%	4.15%	2.45%	2.98%	0.32%	0.14%	0.03%	0.06%	0.00%	0.12%	0.00%	0.11%	0.39%	0.38%	0.30%	1.67%	0.09%
Swindon E06000030	6.57%	4.54%	2.03%	3.30%	0.32%	0.04%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.28%	0.00%	0.21%	0.35%	0.30%	0.20%	1.49%	0.04%
Cumberland E06000063	6.55%	4.47%	2.08%	3.40%	0.33%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.11%	0.02%	0.15%	0.42%	0.59%	0.17%	1.29%	0.03%
Slough E06000039	6.55%	4.84%	1.71%	3.50%	0.24%	0.32%	0.16%	0.05%	0.00%	0.09%	0.00%	0.10%	0.40%	0.52%	0.12%	1.04%	0.03%
West Northamptonshire E06000062	6.54%	4.39%	2.15%	3.24%	0.32%	0.05%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.24%	0.01%	0.16%	0.33%	0.45%	0.16%	1.51%	0.02%
Stockport E08000007	6.53%	4.35%	2.18%	3.25%	0.32%	0.06%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.18%	0.00%	0.12%	0.39%	0.38%	0.31%	1.47%	0.01%
Enfield E09000010	6.52%	4.08%	2.43%	2.85%	0.33%	0.22%	0.08%	0.04%	0.01%	0.08%	0.0%	0.09%	0.39%	0.26%	0.25%	1.88%	0.04%
Newham E09000025	6.51%	3.79%	2.72%	2.72%	0.26%	0.34%	0.03%	0.04%	0.00%	0.04%	0.00%	0.08%	0.27%	0.60%	0.23%	1.79%	0.11%
Bedford E06000055	6.50%	4.53%	1.97%	3.48%	0.31%	0.11%	0.05%	0.01%	0.01%	0.15%	0.00%	0.13%	0.29%	0.46%	0.24%	1.23%	0.04%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	6.50%	4.61%	1.90%	3.37%	0.34%	0.03%	0.04%	0.02%	0.00%	0.29%	0.00%	0.17%	0.34%	0.42%	0.18%	1.27%	0.02%
Isles of Scilly E06000053	6.50%	4.38%	2.12%	2.79%	0.36%	0.0%	0.03%	0.13%	0.00%	0.05%	0.0%	0.15%	0.85%	1.56%	0.15%	0.11%	0.31%
Haringey E09000014	6.50%	4.21%	2.28%	2.94%	0.40%	0.15%	0.05%	0.04%	0.01%	0.07%	0.00%	0.11%	0.43%	0.35%	0.22%	1.59%	0.13%
Lambeth E09000022	6.49%	4.04%	2.45%	2.83%	0.35%	0.13%	0.03%	0.06%	0.01%	0.10%	0.00%	0.10%	0.43%	0.34%	0.37%	1.65%	0.10%
Derbyshire E10000007	6.48%	4.52%	1.96%	3.17%	0.32%	0.01%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.34%	0.01%	0.16%	0.46%	0.44%	0.18%	1.31%	0.03%
Doncaster E08000017	6.48%	3.68%	2.80%	2.68%	0.26%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.13%	0.03%	0.25%	0.28%	0.77%	0.19%	1.81%	0.02%
Ealing E09000009	6.46%	4.41%	2.06%	3.11%	0.33%	0.29%	0.10%	0.03%	0.01%	0.07%	0.00%	0.06%	0.40%	0.44%	0.20%	1.34%	0.07%
North Tyneside E08000022	6.46%	4.09%	2.37%	3.09%	0.32%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.15%	0.00%	0.18%	0.32%	0.69%	0.15%	1.48%	0.05%
Hertfordshire E10000015	6.46%	4.84%	1.62%	3.38%	0.37%	0.05%	0.14%	0.01%	0.01%	0.22%	0.02%	0.12%	0.53%	0.37%	0.17%	1.05%	0.03%
Hampshire E10000014	6.46%	4.80%	1.66%	3.38%	0.32%	0.01%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.45%	0.01%	0.10%	0.47%	0.38%	0.20%	1.06%	0.03%
Hackney E09000012	6.45%	4.09%	2.36%	2.86%	0.31%	0.18%	0.01%	0.02%	0.00%	0.07%	0.01%	0.20%	0.43%	0.29%	0.18%	1.80%	0.10%
Nottinghamshire E10000024	6.44%	4.17%	2.27%	2.92%	0.32%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.25%	0.01%	0.20%	0.41%	0.57%	0.19%	1.48%	0.03%
Hounslow E09000018	6.43%	4.21%	2.22%	3.10%	0.32%	0.22%	0.05%	0.03%	0.00%	0.07%	0.02%	0.10%	0.31%	0.52%	0.23%	1.44%	0.03%
Calderdale E08000033	6.42%	4.30%	2.13%	3.18%	0.25%	0.10%	0.04%	0.00%	0.00%	0.13%	0.0%	0.18%	0.41%	0.60%	0.19%	1.31%	0.02%
Tower Hamlets E09000030	6.41%	4.43%	1.98%	3.57%	0.26%	0.11%	0.00%	0.04%	0.00%	0.06%	0.00%	0.07%	0.32%	0.59%	0.02%	1.34%	0.04%
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	6.41%	4.34%	2.07%	3.27%	0.25%	0.05%	0.14%	0.01%	0.00%	0.16%	0.00%	0.11%	0.34%	0.38%	0.21%	1.46%	0.01%
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	6.40%	4.76%	1.64%	3.36%	0.34%	0.03%	0.09%	0.01%	0.00%	0.42%	0.02%	0.12%	0.37%	0.40%	0.20%	1.03%	0.02%
Wolverhampton E08000031	6.39%	3.67%	2.72%	2.64%	0.22%	0.10%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.13%	0.00%	0.13%	0.41%	0.56%	0.15%	1.94%	0.07%
Waltham Forest E09000031	6.37%	3.92%	2.45%	2.71%	0.32%	0.30%	0.06%	0.02%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%	0.09%	0.38%	0.40%	0.25%	1.75%	0.05%
Leicestershire E10000018	6.37%	4.63%	1.73%	3.49%	0.35%	0.05%	0.01%	0.02%	0.00%	0.21%	0.02%	0.11%	0.37%	0.33%	0.16%	1.21%	0.03%
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	6.35%	4.30%	2.05%	3.10%	0.29%	0.05%	0.08%	0.02%	0.00%	0.26%	0.00%	0.15%	0.35%	0.32%	0.24%	1.48%	0.01%
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	6.34%	4.30%	2.04%	3.26%	0.35%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.19%	0.01%	0.13%	0.32%	0.47%	0.13%	1.41%	0.03%
Luton E06000032	6.32%	4.42%	1.89%	3.10%	0.29%	0.45%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.12%	0.00%	0.10%	0.34%	0.52%	0.28%	1.06%	0.03%
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	6.30%	4.62%	1.68%	3.50%	0.42%	0.03%	0.04%	0.02%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%	0.12%	0.33%	0.63%	0.12%	0.88%	0.05%
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	6.29%	5.01%	1.28%	3.69%	0.45%	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.20%	0.02%	0.09%	0.52%	0.31%	0.15%	0.81%	0.02%
Redbridge E09000026	6.27%	4.48%	1.80%	3.16%	0.30%	0.47%	0.10%	0.03%	0.00%	0.04%	0.0%	0.06%	0.32%	0.53%	0.17%	1.08%	0.02%
Wandsworth E09000032	6.24%	4.17%	2.06%	2.94%	0.37%	0.22%	0.07%	0.07%	0.00%	0.09%	0.00%	0.06%	0.36%	0.37%	0.20%	1.30%	0.18%
Greenwich E09000011	6.18%	3.69%	2.49%	2.56%	0.33%	0.10%	0.02%	0.03%	0.00%	0.10%	0.00%	0.11%	0.44%	0.32%	0.15%	1.97%	0.05%
Southwark E09000028	6.18%	4.06%	2.12%	2.92%	0.36%	0.15%	0.01%	0.05%	0.01%	0.05%	0.00%	0.11%	0.39%	0.27%	0.31%	1.41%	0.13%
Staffordshire E10000028	6.16%	4.44%	1.72%	3.41%	0.31%	0.04%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.17%	0.01%	0.13%	0.32%	0.45%	0.19%	1.06%	0.03%
Surrey E10000030	6.16%	4.50%	1.66%	3.21%	0.34%	0.04%	0.08%	0.04%	0.01%	0.25%	0.01%	0.09%	0.43%	0.35%	0.20%	1.09%	0.02%
Cheshire East E06000049	6.14%	4.70%	1.44%	3.40%	0.35%	0.02%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.34%	0.01%	0.11%	0.43%	0.47%	0.17%	0.78%	0.02%
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	6.14%	3.98%	2.15%	2.87%	0.31%	0.24%	0.03%	0.04%	0.01%	0.06%	0.00%	0.07%	0.35%	0.45%	0.16%	1.51%	0.03%
Thurrock E06000034	6.09%	3.54%	2.56%	2.50%	0.25%	0.06%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.13%	0.08%	0.14%	0.35%	0.44%	0.21%	1.88%	0.02%
Bromley E09000006	6.05%	4.13%	1.92%	3.03%	0.35%	0.04%	0.08%	0.05%	0.01%	0.11%	0.01%	0.10%	0.34%	0.34%	0.21%	1.36%	0.02%
Warrington E06000007	6.02%	3.83%	2.19%	2.88%	0.32%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.13%	0.01%	0.07%	0.39%	0.69%	0.23%	1.25%	0.01%
Brent E09000005	6.01%	4.06%	1.95%	2.84%	0.34%	0.29%	0.07%	0.03%	0.00%	0.04%	0.00%	0.10%	0.36%	0.35%	0.19%	1.23%	0.18%
Bracknell Forest E06000036	5.99%	4.52%	1.46%	3.29%	0.32%	0.02%	0.08%	0.04%	0.00%	0.27%	0.00%	0.14%	0.35%	0.40%	0.17%	0.88%	0.01%
Bexley E09000004	5.97%	4.12%	1.85%	3.12%	0.33%	0.04%	0.09%	0.02%	0.00%	0.12%	0.00%	0.11%	0.28%	0.37%	0.11%	1.35%	0.03%
Lewisham E09000023	5.95%	3.55%	2.40%	2.54%	0.30%	0.08%	0.01%	0.05%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%	0.07%	0.45%	0.29%	0.25%	1.81%	0.05%
Barnet E09000003	5.92%	4.33%	1.59%	2.95%	0.39%	0.17%	0.13%	0.05%	0.01%	0.09%	0.00%	0.08%	0.47%	0.17%	0.20%	1.17%	0.06%
Sutton E09000029	5.86%	4.24%	1.62%	3.17%	0.31%	0.08%	0.16%	0.03%	0.00%	0.10%	0.01%	0.07%	0.30%	0.30%	0.20%	1.10%	0.02%
Merton E09000024	5.84%	4.00%	1.84%	3.00%	0.30%	0.12%	0.05%	0.02%	0.00%	0.09%	0.00%	0.05%	0.37%	0.31%	0.16%	1.37%	0.00%
Havering E09000016	5.80%	4.15%	1.65%	3.17%	0.27%	0.10%	0.05%	0.01%	0.00%	0.08%	0.02%	0.07%	0.39%	0.40%	0.16%	1.09%	0.00%
Harrow E09000015	5.79%	4.48%	1.31%	3.24%	0.30%	0.24%	0.15%	0.04%	0.00%	0.06%	0.00%	0.06%	0.37%	0.28%	0.12%	0.83%	0.08%
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	5.79%	4.07%	1.72%	2.90%	0.36%	0.09%	0.15%	0.05%	0.01%	0.12%	0.00%	0.04%	0.34%	0.38%	0.16%	1.14%	0.04%
Wokingham E06000041	5.75%	4.50%	1.25%	3.22%	0.33%	0.09%	0.20%	0.05%	0.00%	0.23%	0.00%	0.06%	0.33%	0.36%	0.17%	0.69%	0.03%
Rutland E06000017	5.74%	4.24%	1.50%	3.09%	0.35%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.00%	0.27%	0.04%	0.08%	0.37%	0.17%	0.16%	1.16%	0.01%
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	5.40%	3.49%	1.90%	2.56%	0.31%	0.06%	0.09%	0.08%	0.00%	0.09%	0.00%	0.04%	0.26%	0.35%	0.15%	1.38%	0.03%
Trafford E08000009	5.38%	4.07%	1.31%	3.05%	0.32%	0.10%	0.11%	0.02%	0.00%	0.10%	0.00%	0.06%	0.32%	0.40%	0.15%	0.70%	0.05%
City of London E09000001	4.08%	3.22%	0.86%	2.40%	0.26%	0.26%	0.0%	0.08%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.04%	0.18%	0.35%	0.10%	0.39%	0.02%
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019
North East	7.17%	4.21%	2.96%	3.02%	0.32%	0.05%	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.21%	0.02%	0.23%	0.35%	0.66%	0.20%	2.07%	0.04%
North West	6.82%	4.22%	2.61%	3.06%	0.32%	0.10%	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%	0.19%	0.01%	0.14%	0.37%	0.61%	0.27%	1.69%	0.04%
Yorkshire and The Humber	7.09%	4.17%	2.93%	2.89%	0.30%	0.11%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.25%	0.01%	0.21%	0.36%	0.65%	0.23%	2.01%	0.03%
East Midlands	6.64%	4.44%	2.19%	3.19%	0.32%	0.07%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.25%	0.01%	0.16%	0.40%	0.47%	0.20%	1.49%	0.03%
West Midlands	6.85%	4.49%	2.36%	3.31%	0.29%	0.14%	0.03%	0.01%	0.00%	0.18%	0.01%	0.14%	0.38%	0.48%	0.24%	1.60%	0.03%
East of England	6.70%	4.72%	1.98%	3.38%	0.33%	0.06%	0.06%	0.01%	0.00%	0.28%	0.02%	0.14%	0.44%	0.42%	0.21%	1.32%	0.03%
London	6.29%	4.17%	2.12%	2.99%	0.33%	0.19%	0.07%	0.04%	0.00%	0.08%	0.00%	0.09%	0.38%	0.37%	0.20%	1.48%	0.07%
South East	6.80%	4.81%	1.99%	3.44%	0.34%	0.05%	0.07%	0.02%	0.00%	0.32%	0.01%	0.12%	0.44%	0.41%	0.21%	1.34%	0.03%
South West	7.07%	4.99%	2.09%	3.61%	0.35%	0.03%	0.04%	0.01%	0.00%	0.34%	0.01%	0.16%	0.44%	0.43%	0.23%	1.39%	0.04%
England	6.78%	4.48%	2.30%	3.22%	0.32%	0.09%	0.04%	0.02%	0.00%	0.23%	0.01%	0.15%	0.40%	0.48%	0.22%	1.56%	0.04%

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Overall absence · 130 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

4.08% to 6.32%
6.32% to 6.59%
6.59% to 6.88%
6.88% to 7.30%
7.30% to 8.16%

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Notes

Half-day sessions missed in the council's state-funded primary, secondary and special schools over the academic year, by the reason schools recorded, as the DfE's absence by reason data set gives them, and each as a share of all possible sessions. A pupil's absence is authorised or unauthorised by their school.
The DfE gives these figures for England's 153 councils with education and children's services duties (its unitary, metropolitan and London councils and its 21 counties), not for districts.
The DfE gives Barnsley and Sheffield under the codes they had before part of Barnsley moved into Sheffield on the 1st of April 2025 (E08000016 and E08000019), and they are shown so.
The DfE's methodology: “Current published absence data has no rounding or suppression applied”
The DfE's lines for authorised holidays and legacy family holidays are not applicable in every area, and its totals of the reasons are left out beside its totals of authorised, unauthorised and all absence.