Pupil Absence in Schools in England 2024/25

Product Description

This release has information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in:

• state-funded primary schools
• state-funded secondary schools
• special schools

It includes:

• reasons for absence
• absence by pupil characteristic
• rates of persistent and severe absence

It also has separate information on levels of absence in state-funded alternative provision, including pupil referral units.

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