Have your say - promoting attendance at school

During the academic year 2022/23, 864,050 (7.86%) school days were missed by pupils across all primary, secondary and special schools. Of these missed days 463,718 days (4.22%) were lost through reported illness. 33% of all absence was recorded as unauthorised.

Going forward we want to communicate with parents and carers in right way, in the right places about the importance of children attending school regularly. To understand how best to do this please complete our survey and share your views.

Tell us what your child likes about going to school. Help us understand any barriers that children face in attending school and what extra support might be helpful.

You can also find a copy of this survey in a paper format at our:

• Family Hubs - Find out what's on at your nearest Family Hub
• Customer Access Points - see our Customer Access Points page to find your nearest Customer Access Point