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Pupil attendance in schools

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

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
29 September 2022
Last updated:
8 October 2026
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  1. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 7 September to 25 September 2026.

  2. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 7 September to 11 September 2026.

  3. Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 24 July 2026.

  4. Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 10 July 2026.

  5. Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 26 June 2026.

  6. Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 12 June 2026.

  7. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 29 May 2026.

  8. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 15 May 2026.

  9. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 1 May 2026.

  10. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 17 April 2026.

  11. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 3 April 2026.

  12. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 20 March 2026.

  13. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 6 March 2026.

  14. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 20 February 2026.

  15. Updated the statistics for 8 September 2025 to 6 February 2026.

  16. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 23 January 2026.

  17. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September 2025 to 9 January 2026.

  18. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September to 19 December 2025.

  19. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September to 5 December 2025.

  20. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September to 21 November 2025.

  21. Updated to include data covering the period 8 September to 7 November 2025.

  22. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 8 September to 24 October 2025.

  23. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 1 September to 10 October 2025.

  24. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 1 September to 26 September 2025.

  25. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 1 September to 12 September 2025. Statistics for the 2024 to 2025 academic year are available through links on the attached explore education statistics page.

  26. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 28 July 2025.

  27. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 11 July 2025.

  28. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 27 June 2025.

  29. Updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 13 June 2025.

  30. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 23 May 2025.

  31. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 16 May 2025.

  32. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 2 May 2025.

  33. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 11 April 2025.

  34. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 4 April 2025.

  35. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 21 March 2025.

  36. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 7 March 2025.

  37. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 14 February 2025.

  38. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 7 February 2025.

  39. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 24 January 2025.

  40. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 10 January 2025.

  41. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 20 December 2024.

  42. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 6 December 2024.

  43. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 22 November 2024.

  44. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 8 November 2024.

  45. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 25 October 2024.

  46. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 09 September 2024 to 11 October 2024.

  47. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 09 September 2024 to 27 September 2024.

  48. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 09 September 2024 to 13 September 2024.

  49. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 19 July 2024.

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

  51. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 28 June 2024.

  52. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 14 June 2024.

  53. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 24 May 2024.

  54. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 17 May 2024.

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

  56. 'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 19 April 2024.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  87. '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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  95. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Pupil attendance in schools: 7 September to 25 September 2026

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-attendance-in-schools/2026-week-39

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.

Explore Education Statistics includes previous pupil attendance releases since September 2022.

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