10% of primary pupils miss more than 20 school days each year

10% of primary pupils, and one in six secondary students, misses more than 20 school days each year

Rates of non-attendance at both primary and secondary school are getting worse, with an estimated average of 56,400 students missing out on school each day.

More than one in 10 children in primary school and more than one in six students in secondary school is missing more than 20 school days each year.