Written Question·Department for Education·UIN HL2249
Pupils: Absenteeism
Tabled: 17 July 2026
Answered: 31 July 2026
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...
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