Pupil absence in Spring Term 2024
A summary of the latest data from FFT Attendance Tracker, showing how pupil absence so far this year compares to last year, and to pre-pandemic, broken down by year group and pupil characteristics.
A summary of the latest data from FFT Attendance Tracker, showing how pupil absence so far this year compares to last year, and to pre-pandemic, broken down by year group and pupil characteristics.
To mark the release of a new report in Attendance Tracker, we look at how absence changes as pupils move from one year group to the next, and how this varies by gender and disadvantage.
Absence is high, particularly among disadvantaged pupils. Here we see whether their absence has any relationship with the disadvantage level of their schools.
Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEN, particularly secondary-age pupils, are at greater risk of falling below the proposed threshold
Our analysis of schools' attendance registers suggests there was an increase in absence due to suspension or exclusion in the Autumn term 2023/24
The latest insights from Attendance Tracker, including how things have changed since last year and persistent absence among vulnerable pupils
Analysis of schools' attendance registers for 2022/23 suggests there has been an increase in absence due to exclusion / suspension (code E), particularly in Years 9 and 10.
Absence this year appears to have increased compared to last year in secondary schools in most regions and in primary schools in the north of England.
Some local authorities have provided universal free school meals for pupils in their schools for some time. We look at whether this had any impact on reducing absence