And headteachers have also warned that the battle is far from won given that notable staff absence due to Covid continues to cause headaches for a significant minority of schools.
The latest attendance figures published by the Department for Education show that pupil absence related to Covid has fallen to 0.7% as of March 3.
This is a huge improvement on the 2.2% recorded before half-term (on February 10).
Attendance in state-funded primary schools was up to 95.1% (from 93.2%) and in secondary schools it is up to 89% (from 87.3%).
It means that “only” 58,000 children and young people were absent due to Covid on March 3, with 45,000 of these having a confirmed case.
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