Pupil absence in schools in England: 2018 to 2019

This release reports on pupil absence in primary and secondary schools in the 2018 to 2019 academic year.
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National and local authority tables
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Details
This release provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:
- state-funded primary schools
- state-funded secondary schools
- state-funded special schools
It includes information on:
- reasons for absence
- persistent absentees
- pupil characteristics
- absence information for pupil referral units
- absence by term
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[email protected]
Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288
Published 26 March 2020
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