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- Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term
WarningThis publication has been superseded by Pupil absence in schools in EnglandStep 2 Select a data set or featured table
- Data set
- 01 - Absence rates by geographic level
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- England
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- Time period
- 2016/17 Autumn term to 2020/21 Autumn term
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- Indicators
- Percentage of persistent absentees
- School type
- Total
- Special
- State-funded primary
- State-funded secondary
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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Autumn term 2021/22WarningSome rows and columns are not shown in this table as the data does not exist in the underlying file.Percentage of persistent absentees for '01 - Absence rates by geographic level' for Special, State-funded primary and State-funded secondary in England between 2016/17 Autumn term and 2020/21 Autumn term Percentage of persistent absentees 2016/17 Autumn term 2017/18 Autumn term 2018/19 Autumn term 2019/20 Autumn term 2020/21 Autumn term State-funded primary 10.0% 10.1% 9.2% 11.2% 9.9% State-funded secondary 13.4% 13.3% 12.7% 15.0% 16.3% Special 27.8% 28.6% 27.6% 30.0% 29.2% Total 11.6% 11.7% 10.9% 13.1% 13.0% Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
- Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions but not as an absence within absence rates.
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- Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term, Autumn term 2021/22
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