This Statistical First Release updates the information that was published in SFR33/2004 on 16 September. It provides revised information on absence in schools in England for 2003/04 and is based on data collected from the Absence in Schools' returns. These data have now been checked by schools as part of the School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables checking exercise.

Contact details

Andrew Clarke - Schools Statistical Team
Telephone: 01325 735478
Email: schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk