Record numbers missing over half of school, new data reveals.
On 26th March 2026, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) published analysis of new Department for Education figures on school absence. The analysis found that 176,361 pupils were severely absent — missing more than 50% of classes — in 2024/25, a threefold increase (193%) since…
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