The return to school this year has been accompanied by a renewed push on attendance by the Government.
When we last looked at attendance, in early November, the picture was similar to the same period the previous year. Though absence was down slightly at primary, and up slightly at secondary. And both absence and persistent absence remained above pre-pandemic norms. In this post, we’ll see how the rest of the term panned out.
As usual, the data is from schools using Aspire Attendance Tracker – around 2,700 secondary and 7,200 primary.
Let’s start by looking at the average percentage of morning and afternoon registration sessions missed due to absence in each week of the Autumn Term. To see how things compare with last year’s Autumn Term, we’ll add the equivalent weeks’ percentages in a paler shade.
