The six schools with highest attendance rates in Wales revealed

Children at Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili (Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

A headteacher of a school with one of the highest attendance rates in Wales has shared her recipe for success as the Welsh Government struggles to tackle stubborn absence rates since the pandemic. It comes as the schools with the highest attendance rates are revealed.

Eleri Jones, acting headteacher at Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili, believes schools will never return to all-Wales pre-pandemic attendance levels because so much has changed. But she insists it is possible to get more children in more often with the right approach.

Ygol Gymraeg Caerffili, which has a catchment including some of the most deprived areas in Wales, recorded a 98.2% attendance rate in September 2025, compared to the all-Wales average of 93.4% for pr