Schools: Attendance
(asked on 2nd March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact on attendance at school of (1) World Book Day, and (2) other non-uniform days.
This question was answered on 16th March 2023
While the department is now collecting daily attendance data from 78% of schools, data is not held specifically on the effect of days such as World Book Day or other non-uniform days on school attendance.
The government does not determine whether schools have non-uniform days. Many pupils enjoy such events, and they can help to support worthy causes.