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Table 1 Data elements available in the Department for Education: Educational Setting Status data. Notes: *After 22nd June 2020 entry is unreported; **only 203 schools (out of 22,597) reported teacher absences; “Y” indicates that data are available whilst “—” indicates that data are not available

From: An analysis of school absences in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Period

 

22nd Mar–30th May

1st Jun–16th Jul

1st Sept–10th Oct

12th Oct–17th Dec

No. of schools reporting

23,463

23,067

22,597

22,654

No. of submissions

753,352

629,272

497,107

823,006

School ID

Y

Y

Y

Y

Time stamp

Y

Y

Y

Y

Status

Open, closed

Open, closed

Open, inset day

Open, inset day

 

accepting pupils

 

closed due to COVID-19

closed due to COVID-19

 

from other schools

 

closed other

closed other

Attendance

    

Total number pupils

Y

Y

Y

Y

Pupils with an education health care plan (EHCP)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Pupils with a social worker (SW)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Key worker children (KW)

Y

Y

Vulnerable children (VC)

Y

Y

By year group

Y

Teaching staff

Y

Y

Other staff

Y

Y

Eligibility

    

Total number pupils

Y

Y, all pupils on roll

Y, all pupils on roll

By KW, VC, SW or EHCP

Y

Y

Y

By year group

Y

Total number of staff

Y

Eligible pupils absent

    

Due to suspected or confirmed COVID-19

Y

Due to suspected COVID-19

Y

Y

Due to confirmed COVID-19

Y

Y

Isolation, contact community

Y

Isolation, contact school

Y

Bubble groups sent home

Y

Due to shielding

Y

Others

Y

Y

Y

By year group

Y

Teachers absent

    

Due to suspected or confirmed COVID-19

Y

Y

Due to suspected COVID-19

Y

Due to confirmed COVID-19

Y

Due to isolation

Y

Y

Isolation, contact community

Y

Isolation, contact school

Y

Due to shielding

Y

Others

Y

Y

Y