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 7 March 2024 +show all updates
'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 covering the period 11 September 2023 to 8 December 2023.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 24 November 2023.
'Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 10 November 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 27 October 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 13 October 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 29 September 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 15 September 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 5 September 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 28 July 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 14 July 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Pupil attendance in schools' statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 16 June 202
