Data on authorised and unauthorised absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age for September 2017 to August 2018.
This is the latest release in the series: Absenteeism from primary schools
Series information:
Main points
- In 2017/18, 5.5% of half day sessions were missed due to overall absence and 1.3% of half-day sessions were missed through unauthorised absence.
- In general, overall absence has been falling since 2006/07.
- Overall absence increased in 2017/18 after remaining the same for the previous three years. Unauthorised absence increased in 2017/18 after remaining the same for the previous two years.
- The percentage of pupils in primary schools who were persistent absentees increased in 2017/18 after remaining the same for the previous two years.
- The percentage of pupils with no absence decreased in 2017/18. The percentage of pupils missing more than 20 days increased in 2017/18.
Reports

Absenteeism from primary schools, September 2017 to August 2018
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Absenteeism from primary schools, September 2017 to August 2018: notes
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file type: PDF, file size: 319 KB
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Data
Datasets and interactive tools
Absenteeism from primary schools, September 2017 to August 2018: tables
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file type: ODS, file size: 43 KB
ODS
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Primary school benchmarking, September 2017 to August 2018: tables
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file type: ODS, file size: 39 KB
ODS
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