New statutory guidance for schools in relation to recording and managing attendance (and absence) came into effect in September last year. We take a look at the use of codes to record absences in attendance registers.
An update to our regular series using attendance data to gauge the rate of exclusion and suspension in the whole of the 2024/25 academic year
Rates of exclusion and suspension have been rising since the pandemic. But there are emerging signs based on this year's data that rates might be plateauing.
We investigate how placements for pupils with EHC plans has changed as numbers have increased in recent years.
The rate at which pupils are obtaining EHC plans has been growing at a faster rate in recent years, particularly among older (secondary-age) pupils
We estimate that an average of 21,000 pupils of compulsory school age are educated off-site each day
Absence among Year 6 pupils fell markedly on the four days on which SATs took place last week.
We examine the characteristics and absence patterns of pupils with an absence rate of 5% to 15% over the first two terms this year
Are inspectors' judgments influenced by the previous judgments they made?
