1. Choose your phase and enter your data
Use data covering the same broad academic-year period as the current DfE publication where possible. No pupil-level information is required or stored.
For a school, choose the closest DfE phase comparator.
Pupils missing 10% or more of possible sessions.
LATEST DfE BENCHMARK
Primary national benchmark
Attendance
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National phase rate
Persistent absence
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National phase rate
Unauthorised absence
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National phase rate
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National Attendance Benchmark Report
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Source: Department for Education, England
2. Your instant national benchmark
Attendance gap
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Persistent absence gap
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Headline
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This report benchmarks the figures entered against the latest DfE national comparator loaded by the tool. It is a benchmarking aid, not an official DfE report. Compare like-for-like periods wherever possible.
Official source and data freshness
National figures are taken from the Department for Education's Pupil attendance in schools official statistics for England. The tool checks the official publication when it loads and uses the newest release it can retrieve.
DfE figures are estimates based on regular attendance data returns and may be revised as registers are updated. This tool is a benchmarking aid, not an official DfE service. Compare like-for-like periods wherever possible.