Attendance Codes
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Attendance codes can be synced from your MIS. Insight uses the DfE Data Definitions for attendance codes and associated statistical calculations.
The full list of attendance codes understood by Insight is below.
Code | Description |
? | Unknown |
# | Planned whole or partial school closure |
D | Dual registration |
X | Non-compulsory school age absence |
Y | Enforced closure |
Z | Pupil not on roll |
Y1 | Unable to attend because school is not within walking distance of pupil's home and transport to and from school normally provided is not available |
Y2 | Unable to attend due to widespread disruption to travel caused by a local, national, or international emergency |
Y3 | Part of the school premises is unavoidably out of use and pupil cannot be accommodated in parts of the premises that remain in use |
Y4 | Whole school closed when school was due to meet for a session, but session has been cancelled |
Y5 | Unable to attend because pupil is subject to a sentence of detention |
Y6 | Travel to or attendance at school would be contrary/prohibited by guidance/law relating to incidence or transmission of infection or disease |
Y7 | Unable to attend because of any other unavoidable cause |
/ | Present (AM) |
\ | Present (PM) |
L | Late (before registers closed) |
P | Approved sporting activity |
V | Educational visit or trip |
W | Approved education activity as pupil is attending work experience |
B | Educated off site |
K | Attending a place, other than the school or another school at which they are a registered pupil, for educational provision arranged by LA |
C | Other authorised circumstances |
E | Excluded |
H | Family holiday (agreed) |
I | Illness (not medical or dental appointment) |
J | Approved education activity as pupil is attending interview |
M | Medical / dental appointments |
R | Religious observance |
S | Study leave |
T | Traveller absence |
C1 | Absent with leave for the purpose of participating in a regulated performance |
C2 | Absent with leave, of compulsory school age and temporary reduced timetable does not require them to attend |
J1 | Absent with leave for the purpose of attending an interview for employment or for admission to another educational institution |
Q | Unable to attend because of lack of access arrangements by LA to facilitate their attendance |
G | Unauthorised holiday |
N | No reason yet provided for absence |
O | Unauthorised absence |
U | Late (after registers closed) |
