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'06 - Absence rates by pupil characteristic' from 'Pupil absence in schools in England'

• Created: 18 November 2022

WARNING - The data used in this table may now be out-of-date as a new release has been published since its creation.

'06 - Absence rates by pupil characteristic' for SEN provision No identified SEN, SEN provision SEN Support, SEN provision Statement or EHCP and SEN provision Unclassified in England between 2018/19 and 2020/21

		2018/19	2020/21
SEN provision No identified SEN	Overall absence rate	4.3%	3.9%
	Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances	z	21.9%
SEN provision SEN Support	Overall absence rate	6.5%	6.5%
	Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances	z	20.3%
SEN provision Statement or EHCP	Overall absence rate	8.7%	13.1%
	Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances	z	12.4%
SEN provision Unclassified	Overall absence rate	19.8%	26.6%
	Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances	z	9.6%

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.

Source: Pupil absence in schools in England, 06 - Absence rates by pupil characteristic

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