Is the start of term critical for tackling persistent absence?
Absence at the start of term is no more predictive of persistent absence than at any other time of year.
Absence at the start of term is no more predictive of persistent absence than at any other time of year.
Post-COVID there has been a rise in the percentage of pupils leaving school without a pass (9-1) in GCSE English and a similar figure in maths. Most of these pupils were not entered for examinations.
We aim to provide secondary schools with some guidelines about what level of pupil attendance in Year 6 may be cause for concern in their incoming Year 7 cohorts.
A summary of pupil attendance so far this year using data from our Attendance Tracker schools. Absence and persistent absence seem to have improved very slightly since last year, but remain above pre-pandemic levels.
We bring you this Autumn's absence figures from Attendance Tracker, comparing rates of absence and persistent absence with the previous Autumn and with pre-pandemic
We bring you the latest insights from Attendance Tracker, with early absence and persistent absence figures from the first half of Autumn 2024/25
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.
We take you through some of the latest patterns in pupil absence and persistent absence from our Attendance Tracker schools
To mark the release of persistent absence analysis by pupil group for Welsh schools in Attendance Tracker, we take a look at some patterns from last year's data