Accredited official statistics
Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term 2021
Absence statistics on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded schools.
Applies to England
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This presents absence statistics relating to the 2021 to 2022 autumn term.
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
It includes information on:
- reasons for absence
- persistent absence
- absence information for pupil referral units
- not attending in circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19)
The release uses pupil-level absence data that we collect in the school census.