Pupils: Absenteeism
Commons · Question 22899 · Tabled 9 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of disadvantaged pupils in schools on rates of absence in schools.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 17 Jan 2025
The department collects detailed pupil-level data on attendance, which is disaggregated by a number of characteristics, including measures of disadvantage such as the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) and free school meal (FSM) eligibili...