A new study finds that 67% of all persistent absentees with attendance below 90% were considered “not school ready” when they entered reception compared with 37% of children “not school ready” who were not persistently absent.
Researchers from the University of Leeds analysed data for over 60,000 children aged five to 13 from across the Bradford district alongside school absence records from 2012/2013 and 2019/2020.
They say that schools readiness assessments can identify both academic and non-academic signs a child is not ready to enter reception. The report also states that "previous research suggests that such assessments can indicate later ‘vulnerability’. For example, school readiness assessments have been used to identify children at risk of autism and special educational needs (SEN) more generally".
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