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Written question asked by Nesil Caliskan (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 October 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 October 2024. It was answered by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Thursday, 17 October 2024 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Pupils: Absenteeism

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school absences were recorded in Barking in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 academic years.

Answer

Information on pupil absence, including breakdowns by characteristic, is published at local authority level in the Pupil absence in schools in England statistics publication. This can be accessed here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england/2022-23. The number of overall absence sessions, and absence rates, in Barking and Dagenham for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/e975658f-5526-4b87-c3cc-08dce8260458.

Absence data is also published at school level. This can be combined with information from ‘Get Information About Schools’ (GIAS) to identify parliamentary constituency. This can be accessed here: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/. GIAS currently reflects the changes made following the general election parliamentary constituency changes.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8346
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Absenteeism Pupils Barking
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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