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Pupils: Absenteeism

Commons · Question 35663 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the current number of school-age children not in school.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 13 Mar 2025

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department publishes data on compulsory school-aged children in elective home education, and children missing education (children not registered at school or ot...