Revealed: The 10 worst performing Nottingham secondary schools for persistent absences

Data has revealed the worst performing Nottingham secondary schools for persistent absence.

Persistent absence is defined by the government as: “The percentage of pupils missing 10% or more of the mornings or afternoons they could attend, meaning that if a pupil's overall rate of absence is 10 % or higher across the full academic year they will be classified as persistently absent.”

While the reasons for these absences are not included in the data, it provides an insight into the Nottingham secondary schools where pupils are regularly missing classes.

Westbury Academy - a special school - had a persistent absence rate of 55.2% in the year 2022/23.

Here are the 10 worst performing Nottinghamshire secondary schools for persistent absence for 2022/23.

All data is correct as of May 19, 2025, and can be found here.