Offence
Parent of child of compulsory school age registered at a school who failed to attend regularly
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 84
- Upcoming hearings
- 2
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 20
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (84)
- Sentencing guideline
- School non-attendance (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- ED96001
- The law
- Contrary to section 444(1) and (8) of the Education Act 1996.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- No
Courts that list it most
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (16 hearings)
- Tameside (15 hearings)
- Plymouth Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- North Tyneside Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Bolton Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Warrington Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Crewe (South Cheshire) (3 hearings)
- Merthyr Tydfil (3 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Sefton Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Blackburn Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Lancaster (1 hearing)