State-funded primary schools saw absences due to Covid-19 more than double in a week – from 1.1 per cent on 10 June rising to to 2.7 per cent on 17 June.
The main reason for absence among children in all state schools was self-isolation due to contact with a potential case of coronavirus inside the school.
Absences among staff have also been increasing with an estimated 1.7 per cent of teachers and school leaders in open state-funded schools not attending due to Covid-19 reasons on 17 June, up from 0.7 per cent on 10 June. The numbers of teaching assistants and other staff absent due to Covid has also risen from 0.7 per cent on 10 June to 1.5 per cent this week.
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