Pupil attendance and absence in schools in England: data dashboard
The attendance rate was 93.9% across all schools in the week commencing 9 January 2023. The absence rate was, therefore, 6.1% across all schools.
Absence rate increase towards the end of the Autumn term was driven by illness, which during week commencing 12 December 2022 was 9.1%, up from 2.6% at the start of the term. In the week commencing 9 January 2023, illness absence had fallen to 3%. Increase in illness absence at the end of the Autumn term was in line with increases in rates of seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
