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Attendance dashboard analysis and review record

Record attendance and absence analysis, interpretation, identified support needs, strategy review, contextual comparisons, data gaps, resulting actions and any sharing with relevant governance, trust or local-authority recipients.

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Attendance dashboard analysis and review record

Version
v1
Updated
7 October 2026
Reviewed
7 October 2026
Audience
Maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England using attendance data or the DfE attendance dashboard and reports.
Jurisdiction
england

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Record scope and ownership

Complete this record for the school, period and attendance data reviewed. Comparison, subgroup, similar-schools, attendance-summary, sharing and data-definition fields are conditional and should be completed only where the relevant data, report or activity is used or available.


School name

Required

Enter the name of the maintained or academy school covered by this record.

School name

School phase

Required

Select all phases that are covered by this record.

Choose up to 2

  • Primary
  • Secondary

Person responsible for the review

Required

Record the role or name of the person who completed or led the analysis.

Name or role

Date of review

Required

Enter the date on which this analysis or review was completed.

Day
Month
Year

Review period

Required

State the term, academic year or academic-year-to-date period covered. The dashboard can show data by term and academic year.

For example, Autumn term 2024/25

Data sources and reports used

Required

Select every source used for this review. Include only sources actually used or available.

Choose all that apply

  • DfE attendance dashboard
  • Attendance summary report
  • Similar-schools report
  • School MIS
  • Official statistics
  • Other attendance report
  • Other

If other, please specify

Data scope and definitions

Required

Describe the school, pupil population, time period, measures, absence categories and definitions included in the analysis.

Describe the scope and definitions used

Dashboard views used

Required

Select the views used in the analysis.

Choose up to 4

  • Whole school
  • Pupil
  • Term
  • Academic year

Pupil-group filters used

Required

Select the filters used. If no pupil-group filter was used, select the final option.

Choose all that apply

  • Compulsory school age
  • Sex
  • English as an additional language
  • Ethnicity
  • Year group
  • Persistently absent
  • Severely absent
  • SEN support
  • SEN type
  • Free school meals
  • EHCP
  • Looked-after child
  • Previously looked-after child
  • Child in need
  • Child protection plan
  • Leavers
  • Leaving date
  • No pupil-group filter used
  • Other

If other, please specify

Key attendance and absence findings

Required

Record the main attendance and absence findings, including relevant rates, counts, categories, terms, year groups or pupil groups.

Record the principal findings

Trends identified

Required

Describe trends over time or across school, term, academic year, year group, pupil or attendance categories.

Describe the trends identified

Pupils or groups identified as needing support

Required

Record the pupils or groups identified for support and the attendance evidence supporting that conclusion. Interpret group gaps with caution where cohort sizes vary.

Record groups, evidence and relevant context

Review of current attendance strategies

Required

Describe the strategies reviewed, evidence of their effectiveness, limitations and whether an alternative approach may be needed.

Record the strategy review

Comparison results and context

Complete only if comparison data was used or available. Record the comparison, the comparator and the school-context differences that may affect interpretation. Do not treat a comparison position as a standalone explanation of performance.

Record comparison results and contextual interpretation

Differences from MIS or other reports

Complete if differences were identified or investigated. Describe the measures, coverage, calculation periods and definitions that may explain any difference.

Record differences and explanation

Data gaps, limitations and unresolved questions

Required

Record missing, unavailable or uncertain data, limitations in coverage or calculation, and questions requiring further checking.

Record data gaps and limitations

Resulting actions and improvement priorities

Required

Record actions arising from the analysis, including the intended outcome, responsible role, timescale and how progress will be reviewed.

Record actions, owners, timescales and review measures

Next review date

Required

Enter the planned date for reviewing the actions or attendance evidence again.

Day
Month
Year

Reports shared with

Complete only where reports or analysis were shared. Select all relevant recipients.

Choose all that apply

  • Academy trust
  • Governing body
  • Local authority
  • Not shared
  • Other

If other, please specify

Date shared

Complete only if reports or analysis were shared with a recipient.

Day
Month
Year

Purpose and outcome of sharing

Complete only if reports or analysis were shared. Record the purpose, discussion or decision and any resulting action.

Record the purpose and outcome

Record review confirmation

Required

Confirm that this record distinguishes available data from unavailable data and records conditional sections only where applicable.

  • Tick when complete
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Updated
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Reviewed
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