The ones who have stopped coming
Severe absence is missing half of school. It rose after the pandemic and has not come back.
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| Series | Period or category | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Islington | 4.3 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Camden | 3.8 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Kensington and Chelsea | 3.2 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Greenwich | 2.9 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Croydon | 2.9 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Bexley | 2.7 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Lambeth | 2.6 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Ealing | 2.6 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Havering | 2.6 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Bromley | 2.6 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Hackney | 2.5 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Haringey | 2.5 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Newham | 2.5 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Richmond upon Thames | 2.5 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Westminster | 2.4 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Enfield | 2.3 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Lewisham | 2.3 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Hillingdon | 2.2 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Waltham Forest | 2.2 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Hammersmith and Fulham | 2.1 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Wandsworth | 2.1 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Kingston upon Thames | 2.1 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Sutton | 2.1 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Southwark | 2 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Hounslow | 2 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Merton | 2 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Harrow | 1.9 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Barking and Dagenham | 1.9 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Barnet | 1.7 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Brent | 1.7 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Tower Hamlets | 1.7 | % of secondary pupils |
| Value | Redbridge | 1.5 | % of secondary pupils |
Methodology
Severely absent pupils — those missing 50% or more of possible sessions — as a share of state-funded secondary enrolments, by borough. A much smaller number than persistent absence and a much sharper one: these are children who are, in effect, no longer attending school at all.
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Education
- Cadence
- annual
- Engine
- comparison
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0