Pupils: Absenteeism
Lords · Question HL11705 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reduce persistent absences in schools.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 24 Nov 2025
Thanks to the work of the sector, persistent absence has fallen to 18.7% in the latest published data. Our world leading data collection and tools enable schools to identify earlier those pupils who are at risk of becoming persistently absent to intervene...