Accredited official statistics

Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term 2015

Indicative figures on overall, authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence by school type.

From:
Department for Education
Published
19 May 2016

Applies to England

Documents

Main text: SFR13/2016

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National tables: SFR13/2016

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Underlying data: SFR13/2016

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Pre-release access list: SFR13/2016

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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
  • pupil referral units (these provide education for children who can’t go to a mainstream school)

It includes information on:

  • reasons for absence
  • persistent absence

The release uses pupil-level absence data that we collect in the school census.

School census statistics team

Email [email protected]

Telephone: Mark Pearson 0370 000 2288

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Published 19 May 2016

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