Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 192613

Pupils: Absenteeism

Tabled: 5 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023
Named Day

Question

Stephen Morgan

LabourPortsmouth South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the reason behind pupil absence numbers in the academic year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.

Answer

The Department releases information from the School Census which relates to absence rates by reason for the 2021/22 academic year. This is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-englan...

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