An annual report showing data on authorised and unauthorised absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, including information on school type, gender, free school meal eligibility and length of absence.
This is the latest release in the series: Absenteeism from primary schools
Series information:
Key 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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file type: PDF, file size: 732 KB
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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
39 KB
StatsWales website