Cwestiwn ysgrifenedig WQ98688
- Gofynnwyd gan
- Llŷr PowellReform
- I'w ateb gan
- Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Cyflwynwyd
- Dyddiad ateb
- Atebwyd
- Amser i'w ateb
- 7 diwrnod
Cwestiwn
Mae'r cwestiwn a'r ateb yn Saesneg gan nad oes fersiwn Gymraeg ar gael.
Will the Welsh Government set out the number of pupils regularly absent from school in each local authority area?
Ateb
Atebwyd gan Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language (Anna Brychan)
The common definition of regular absence from school is known as ‘persistent absence’ and is defined as being absent for more than 10% of half day school sessions over an entire academic year. The latest available information for 2024/25 is in table 1 below:
Table 1: Persistent absence from maintained primary, middle and secondary schools, by local authority, 2024/25
LA code
Name
Number of pupils persistently absent
Total number of pupils
% of pupils persistently absent
660
Isle of Anglesey
2,141
7,813
27.4
661
Gwynedd
3,706
13,759
26.9
662
Conwy
3,415
12,336
27.7
663
Denbighshire
3,807
13,191
28.9
664
Flintshire
4,400
18,464
23.8
665
Wrexham
3,796
15,859
23.9
666
Powys
3,218
14,226
22.6
667
Ceredigion
1,901
7,568
25.1
668
Pembrokeshire
3,807
14,139
26.9
669