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Research into how attendance can impact attainment
Read summaries of research and find links to case studies on improving attendance.
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Higher overall absence leads to lower attainment at KS2 and KS4
The Department for Education (DfE) published research in 2016 which found that:
- The higher the overall absence rate across Key Stage (KS) 2 and KS4, the lower the likely level of attainment at the end of KS2 and KS4
- Pupils with no absence are 1.3 times more likely to achieve level 4 or above, and 3.1 times more likely to achieve level 5 or above, than pupils that missed 10-15% of all sessions
- Pupils with no absence are 2.2 times more likely to achieve 5+ GCSEs A*- C or equivalent including English and mathematics than pupils that missed 15-20% of KS4 lessons
See pages 12 and 15 to 16.
There's a clear link between poor attendance and lower academic achievement
Of pupils with absence over 50%, only 3% manage to achieve 5 or more GCSEs at
- Flexi-schooling: guidance
- Improving attendance: audit and tracking sheets
- Improving attendance: plans and case studies (primary)
- Improving attendance: strategies and factsheet (secondary) Updated
- Improving the attendance of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding
- Parenting contracts for poor attendance
- Reduced timetables for pupils
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