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Pupils: Attendance

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 69621

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of school attendance levels by region.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The department publishes figures on pupil attendance using daily data submitted by state-funded schools. The latest data for the 2024/25 academic year to date, including regional breakdowns, is published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-attendance-in-schools/2025-week-29.

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