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    Pupil absence in schools in England
  2. Step 2 Select a data set or featured table

    Data set
    01 - Absence rates by geographic level
  3. Step 3 Choose locations

    Regional
    • East Midlands
    • East of England
    • Inner London
    • North East
    • North West
    National
    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

    Time period
    2020/21
  5. Step 5 Choose your filters

    Indicators
    • Overall absence rate
    • Percentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
    • Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
    School type
    • Total
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    View latest data: Academic year 2022/23
    '01 - Absence rates by geographic level' in East Midlands, East of England, England, Inner London, North East and 6 other locations for 2020/21
    Overall absence rateRate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstancesPercentage of persistent absentees (10% or more missed)
    England4.6%21.3%12.1%
    North East4.8%22.1%13.0%
    North West4.7%22.6%12.6%
    Yorkshire and The Humber5.0%21.8%13.6%
    East Midlands4.4%20.8%11.2%
    West Midlands4.9%22.4%13.2%
    East of England4.4%20.0%11.2%
    Inner London4.7%21.9%12.3%
    Outer London4.4%22.1%11.2%
    South East4.4%20.6%11.4%
    South West4.6%19.3%11.8%

    Footnotes

    1. Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.
    2. Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.

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