Data on authorised and unauthorised absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age for September 2016 to August 2017.
This is not the latest release in the series: Absenteeism from primary schools
Series information:
Main points
- In 2016/17, 5.1% of half day sessions were missed due to overall absence and 1.1% of half-day sessions were missed through unauthorised absence.
- In general, overall absence has been falling since 2006/07. In 2012/13 overall absenteeism rose slightly, but in 2013/14 and 2014/15 it fell again. Overall absence remained the same in 2016/17 as the previous two years.
- The percentage of persistent absentees in primary schools remained the same in 2016/17.
- The percentage of pupils with no absence decreased in 2016/17. The percentage of pupils missing more than 20 days also decreased in 2016/17.
Reports
Absenteeism from primary schools, September 2016 to August 2017 , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB
PDF
1 MB
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Data
Datasets and interactive tools
Absenteeism from primary schools, September 2016 to August 2017: tables , file type: ODS, file size: 32 KB
ODS
32 KB
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Primary school benchmarking, September 2016 to August 2017: tables , file type: ODS, file size: 37 KB
ODS
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Contact
Stephen Hughes
Telephone: 0300 025 5060
Email: school.stats@gov.wales
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Media
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