Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 16378

Pupils: Absenteeism

Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of living in a low income household on rates of school absences.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The department publishes absence data for pupils broken down by pupil characteristic. This includes data for pupils who are eligible for free school meals (FSM). The latest absence data can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absen...
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