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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

One in 10 pupils in England have missed school because they felt unsafe – survey

About 85% of primary pupils in years 3 to 6 said they felt quite or very safe, which declined to 76% with the move to secondary school in year 7.
About 85% of primary pupils in years 3 to 6 said they felt quite or very safe, which declined to 76% with the move to secondary school in year 7. Photograph: MBI/Alamy

One in 10 pupils in England have missed school in the last six months because they have felt unsafe, according to the findings of a large-scale survey.

The report, which is based on a poll of 70,000 English schoolchildren aged 7-18, looks at the connection between children feeling safe in school and attendance levels, which have fallen since the pandemic.

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