Pupil absence rates at schools in England have climbed to their highest level so far this calendar year, new figures show.
Some 8.4% of pupils were absent across the week ending March 31, up from 7.0% the previous week.
It is the highest level since the last week of the autumn term in December 2022, when the rate stood at 14.3% amid a surge in cases of both flu and Covid-19.
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