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    Pupil absence in schools in England
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    06 (termly) - Absence rates by pupil characteristic - Termly data
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    • England
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    2018/19 Autumn term to 2020/21 Summer term
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    Indicators
    • Overall absence rate
    • Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
    Characteristic
    • Total
    School type
    • Total
    • Special
    • State-funded primary
    • State-funded secondary
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    '06 (termly) - Absence rates by pupil characteristic - Termly data' for Special, State-funded primary and State-funded secondary in England between 2018/19 Autumn term and 2020/21 Summer term
    2018/19 Autumn term2018/19 Spring term2018/19 Summer term2019/20 Autumn term2020/21 Autumn term2020/21 Spring term2020/21 Summer term
    Overall absence rateTotal4.3%4.8%5.2%4.9%4.7%3.3%5.8%
    Special9.7%10.5%10.3%10.5%10.6%25.5%11.0%
    State-funded primary3.7%4.1%4.4%4.3%3.7%2.7%4.4%
    State-funded secondary4.9%5.6%6.2%5.6%5.7%3.2%7.5%
    Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstancesTotal0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.0%57.5%4.3%
    Special0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.7%22.3%3.9%
    State-funded primary0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.5%52.2%3.8%
    State-funded secondary0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%8.7%65.5%5.1%

    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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