questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the reasons that children are not in school; and to what extent those reasons vary for children with (a) autism, (b) ADHD and (c) other mental health challenges.
answerText: For pupils on the roll of schools, information on pupil absence by Special Educational Need (SEN) primary type of need for academic years up to 2021/22 is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in...
heading: Pupils: Absenteeism