The best and worst Leeds schools for pupil absences

The Yorkshire Evening Post reveal the best and worst schools in the city for pupil absences.

Government figures have revealed the rate of abences, judged by the percentage of possible mornings or afternoons recorded as an absence from school for whatever reason, whether authorised or unauthorised, across the full academic year in 2017 to 2018 (the below list only includes academy/maintained schools):

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10 best and worst for absences
Overall rate of absence: 1.6%placeholder image
Overall rate of absence: 1.6%
Overall rate of absence: 1.6%placeholder image
Overall rate of absence: 1.6%
Overall rate of absence 2.2%placeholder image
Overall rate of absence 2.2%
Overall rate of absence: 2.2%placeholder image
Overall rate of absence: 2.2%
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