Pupil attendance in schools
Pupil attendance and absence data including termly national statistics and fortnightly statistics in development derived from DfE’s regular attendance data
- Release type
- Produced by
- Department for Education
- Published
- Last updated
Get help by contacting us
If you have a specific enquiry about Pupil attendance in schools statistics and data:
School Census Statistics Team
Email: schools.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: School Census Statistics Team
Press office
If you have a media enquiry:
Telephone: 020 7783 8300
Public enquiries
If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:
Phone: 0370 000 2288
Opening times
Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)
Experimental statistics
These statistics are experimental statistics undergoing evaluation. They have been developed under the guidance of the Head of Profession for Statistics and published to involve users and stakeholders at an early stage in assessing their suitability and quality.
Experimental official statistics have been produced as far as possible in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics.
This can be broadly interpreted to mean that these statistics are:
- managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
- meet identified user needs
- produced according to sound methods
- well explained and readily accessible
Find out more about the standards we follow to produce these statistics through our Standards for official statistics published by DfE guidance (opens in new tab).
Pre-release access list
Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.
Permanent Secretary
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Policy Adviser
PS Advisers
Director General, Strategy Group
Director General, Operations and Infrastructure
Director, Covid Response x2 (jobshare)
Director, Attendance, Exclusion and VCU
Deputy Director, Attendance division
G6, Attendance division x2
G7, Attendance division
Director, Data Group
Deputy Director, Data Group x2
Grade 6, Data Group x3
Deputy Director, Strategy Group
Grade 6, Strategy Group
Deputy Director, EYSSAR
Grade 7, EYSSAR
Chief Media Officer
Media Officer