Accredited official statistics

Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn 2021 and spring 2022

Absence statistics on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded schools.

Applies to England

Documents

Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term 2021 and spring term 2022

Details

Absence statistics relating to the autumn and spring terms.

It provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:

  • state-funded primary schools
  • state-funded secondary schools
  • state-funded special schools
  • pupil referral units

It includes information on absence rates, persistent absence, and not attending in circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19). The release uses pupil-level absence data that we collect in the school census.

Updates to this page

Published 20 October 2022

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