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Devon has some of the lowest figures in the country for the amount of children who are persistently absent from school.

New Government figures show that Devon County Council is in the top 10 per cent of local authorities for its low absence.

Of 150 local councils responsible for education in England, only 13 have better figures than Devon.

The amount of children who...

More Plymouth children and young people are going to school as the city has seen another sharp drop in truancy figures.

Last year the overall attendance at school for the autumn and spring terms was 95.6 per cent, with only 3.5 per cent of pupils being in the persistent absent category. This is significantly improved from previous years and indicates how much the children and young...