All schools in England to get pupil attendance targets, government says
Thursday's figures, external suggested an overall attendance rate of 93% for 2025/26, a slight decrease on the previous year. That includes both authorised absences, such as illness, and unauthorised absences, which is when pupils miss school without permission or a valid reason. The rates of persistent absence have doubled since the pandemic.
- ▪Thursday's figures, external suggested an overall attendance rate of 93% for 2025/26, a slight decrease on the previous year.
- ▪That includes both authorised absences, such as illness, and unauthorised absences, which is when pupils miss school without permission or a valid reason.
- ▪The rates of persistent absence have doubled since the pandemic.
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All schools in England to get pupil attendance targets, government saysImage source, Getty ImagesByKate McGoughEducation reporterPublished1 hour agoEvery mainstream state school in England will be given their own target to improve pupil attendance, the government has confirmed.Schools will also be encouraged to offer more clubs and activities on Fridays, to improve attendance at the end of the week.It comes as official attendance data, published on Thursday, suggested school absence rates in England remained above pre-pandemic levels, with nearly one in five pupils missing at least 10% of school in the 2025/26 academic year.
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