Pupils: Absenteeism
2026-07-16 · Department for Education · HL2249 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government how many pupils were persistently absent from school in England for each academic year from 2018-19 to date.
Answer
The department publishes figures from the school census on pupil absence in England. The latest data covers the academic year 2024/25 and is available on GOV.UK. Published data for the percentage of pupils classified as persistent absentees (defined as mi...