Working together to improve school attendance

Schools can now compare attendance with national, regional and local authority figures and view last year’s attendance

From Thursday 29 September, schools and local authorities can use a public data dashboard to compare themselves with up-to-date national, regional and local authority figures for pupil attendance and absence in England. This will be updated every 2 weeks.

In addition to daily attendance reports for the new academic year, schools, local authorities and trusts can use their school daily attendance reports to view a summary of their overall attendance for the 2021/22 academic year and attendance for each pupil.

You can sign up to take part in research and give feedback to help the DfE develop the reports.

You can sign up to take part in research and give feedback to help the DfE develop the reports.

Reminders:

1. New guidance in now in place on the role of schools, trusts, governing bodies and local authorities. 
2. DfE Effective practice attendance webinars are available with schools sharing the approaches to attendance that have resulted in improved attendance.  Another webinar is planned on analysing attendance data to identify pupils who need additional support.  This is scheduled for October although no date has been set yet.
3. Attendance resources are available on the Education Huband Teaching Blogs
4. Sign up to share your daily attendance data with the DfE.  65% of schools In England are now sharing.  It will become a requirement at some point this academic year.
5. The code X code can no longer be used in the attendance register to record COVID-19 related absence.

If you wish to discuss any issues relating to school attendance, please feel free to contact the Warwickshire Attendance Service:

was@warwickshire.gov.uk