Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish details of the number of pupils with 50% or less attendance as part of its summary school statistics series and, if so, how often it will do so.
The Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland series now includes attendance on an annual basis. Headline statistics on school attendance for the 2023-24 school year will be published in December 2024. Detailed statistics on school attendance, including a measure of pupils with an absence rate of 50% or more, will be published in March 2025.