Accredited official statistics
Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term 2023
Absence statistics on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded schools.
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This presents absence statistics relating to the 2023 to 2024 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 state-funded alternative provision (including PRU)
The release uses pupil-level absence data that we collect in the school census.
Updates to this page
Published 8 August 2024
Last updated 14 August 2024
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Updated to reflect added data on absence rates by pupil characteristics.
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First published.