Question follow-through · 35663
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the current number of school-age children not in school.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 13 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the current number of school-age children not in school.
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2025
Answer published
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department publishes data on compulsory school-aged children in elective home education, and children missing education (children not registered at school or ot...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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