National statistics

Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn 2018 and spring 2019

The release reports on pupil absence in primary, secondary and special schools in autumn and spring terms of the 2018 to 2019 academic year.

From:
Department for Education
Published
10 October 2019

Applies to England

Documents

Pupil absence in autumn 2018 and spring 2019: text

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Pupil absence in autumn 2018 and spring 2019: tables

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Pupil absence in autumn 2018 and spring 2019: underlying data

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Pupil absence in autumn 2018 and spring 2019: pre-release access list

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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
  • special schools
  • pupil referral units

It includes information on:

  • reasons for absence
  • persistent absentees
  • pupil characteristics

The information is based on pupil level absence data collected via the school census.

It updates and supplements information published in the May 2019 release - ‘Pupil absence in schools in England, autumn term 2018’.

A guide on how we produce pupil absence statistics is also available.

School census statistics team

Email schools.statistics@education.gov.uk

Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288

Published 10 October 2019

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