School absences

Number / proportion of pupils who miss 10% / 50% or more of possible school sessions. By: year / deprivation / ethnicity

Autumn and spring terms in state-funded schools in England only. A 'session' is a half-day. Data for 2019/20 unavailable due to Covid-19. Data to 2024/25, published Oct 2025, updated annually.
Chart: ltkM8Source: DfE Explore education statistics: Pupil absence in schools in England (Indicator: Number of persistent absentees - 10% or more sessions missed).Get the data Download imageCreated with Datawrapper