Claim: Almost a third of secondary school pupils in England missed about 10% of school last year.
Fact-check: What do the figures on persistent absence from school show? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is broadly correct. around 28% secondary school pupils were persistently absent—that is, missed at least 10% of their school sessions—in the 2022/23 academic year.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-09-01T00:00:00