Official Statistics

Pupil attendance in schools

Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.

From:
Department for Education
Published
29 September 2022
Last updated
18 April 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Pupil attendance in schools: 11 September 2023 to 5 April 2024

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-attendance-in-schools/

Details

This publication provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded:

  • primary schools
  • secondary schools
  • special schools

State-funded schools receive funding through their local authority or direct from the government.

It includes daily, weekly and year-to-date information on attendance and absence, in addition to reasons for absence. The release uses regular data automatically submitted to the Department for Education by participating schools.

The attached page includes links to separate releases, which show statistics from September 2022 onwards.

Published 29 September 2022
Last updated 18 April 2024 + show all updates

  1. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 5 April 2024.

  2. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 22 March 2024.

  3. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 8 March 2024.

  4. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 23 February 2024.

  5. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 9 February 2024.

  6. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 26 January 2024.

  7. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 12 January 2024.

  8. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 22 December 2023.

  9. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 8 December 2023.

  10. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 24 November 2023.

  11. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 10 November 2023.

  12. ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 27 October 2023.

  13. ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 13 October 2023.

  14. ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 29 September 2023.

  15. ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 15 September 2023.

  16. ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 5 September 2023.

  17. ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 28 July 2023.

  18. ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 14 July 2023.

  19. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 30 June 2023.

  20. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 16 June 2023.

  21. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 2 June 2023.

  22. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 19 May 2023.

  23. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 5 May 2023.

  24. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 21 April 2023.

  25. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 7 April 2023.

  26. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 24 March 2023.

  27. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 10 March 2023.

  28. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 24 February 2023.

  29. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 10 February 2023.

  30. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 27 January 2023.

  31. 'Pupil attendance: 12 September 2022 to 6 January 2023' has changed to 'Pupil attendance: 12 September 2022 to 13 January 2023'. The date range has changed to show that these statistics are now published fortnightly.

  32. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 6 January 2023.

  33. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 9 December 2022.

  34. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 25 November 2022.

  35. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 11 November 2022.

  36. ‘Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 21 October 2022.

  37. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 14 October 2022.

  38. 'Pupil attendance in schools' document updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 30 September 2022.

  39. First published.

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