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Schools: Coronavirus

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 19 November 2024UIN 13921

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school days were lost due to school closures during the Covid lockdowns.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

The department does not hold information on total school days lost due to school closures during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

However, during the COVID-19 pandemic the department did collect and publish information on attendance in education and early years settings. This information can be found in the following statistical release: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak.

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