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.
Updates to this page
Published 29 September 2022 Last updated 7 November 2024 +show all updates
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 9 September 2024 to 25 October 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 09 September 2024 to 11 October 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 09 September 2024 to 27 September 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 09 September 2024 to 13 September 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 19 July 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 12 July 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 28 June 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 14 June 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 24 May 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 17 May 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 3 May 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 19 April 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 5 April 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 22 March 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 8 March 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 23 February 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 9 February 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 26 January 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 12 January 2024.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 22 December 2023.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data cove
