04/18/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/18/2024 02:49
This headline presents information on the attendance of pupils in schools during the current academic year.
All data in this headline is based on the definition of attendance that was in use and published before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The data here is not comparable with the data published during the pandemic for 2020/21 and 2021/22, except for Table 9 which has been calculated on the same basis. For more details see the quality section below and accompanying spreadsheet.
The data in Table 9 is provided to enable comparisons between current and historical attendance levels. Whilst the data is comparable over time, we would encourage users to treat comparisons between 2023/24 to date and earlier whole academic years with caution at present until further data is available for the current year and current trends become more robust and stable.
Data on persistent absence using the new threshold of 10% of sessions as outlined in the recent guidance on improving school attendance is shown in Table 1. The table also includes data using the old threshold of 20%.
The table shows the percentage of pupils who have met the threshold of sessions missed based on the total number of sessions available over the whole academic year. The data is broken down by combinations of characteristics:
For the new threshold of 10% a primary aged pupil would be persistently absent if they missed 38 sessions or more. A secondary aged pupil would be persistently absent if they missed 30 sessions or more.
This data is management information extracted from school management information systems once a week. This data has not undergone the same level of quality assurance as official statistics and the data may be subject to future revisions. The figures for the latest two weeks should be treated as provisional. Earlier figures are final and are not subject to change.
All data in this headline is based on the definition of attendance that was in use and published before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The data here is not comparable with the data published during the pandemic for 2020/21 and 2021/22, except for Table 9 which has been calculated on the same basis. The main differences in definitions are:
All 4 nations are publishing regular data on attendance in school. We do not advise making comparisons between the nations due to differences in data collection methods, presentation and definitions.
These statistics are not National Statistics and have been produced quickly in response to developing national and local events.
Datasets and interactive tools
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