Improve Attendance, Improve Outcomes

Designed for schools. Built to meet DfE expectations. 

Persistent and severe absence is at an all-time high, and schools are under more pressure than ever to take meaningful, proactive action. Insight’s Attendance feature gives you the tools to turn data into action, clearly, quickly and confidently.

“The analysis, especially on attendance is top notch!”

Why use Insight’s Attendance Feature?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, school absence in primary settings has risen dramatically, especially among disadvantaged pupils. The attainment gap is widening, and attendance is a key factor. 

The DfE’s statutory guidance asks schools to take a more robust approach. But for many, that means juggling tight budgets, time constraints, and data systems that are hard to use and harder to share. 

✅ Fast, clear, accessible

  • Data updates overnight from your MIS, ready to go every morning. 
  • Attendance data is live and interactive, not buried in a spreadsheet. 
  • Easily spot pupils or groups with concerning patterns. 

✅ Proactive, not reactive

  • Instantly identify patterns of concern, even before a pupil becomes persistently absent. 
  • Use filters and group tools to dig into specific cohorts or vulnerabilities. 
  • Exclude pupils (e.g. on part-time timetables) for fairer analysis. 

✅See the whole picture

  • Attendance sits alongside assessment, safeguarding notes and provision data. 
  • Get a full view of each pupil’s context and barriers to learning.

✅ Work with families, not against them

  • Share understandable reports with staff and parents. 
  • Customise letters and learning plans to suit your school’s tone. 
  • Support constructive, non-judgemental conversations. 

✅ Included in Your Insight Subscription

Insight’s attendance feature comes with Insight as standard; no hidden costs, no add-ons. It’s fully integrated and ready to help your school meet statutory requirements while saving valuable staff time. View pricing →

Key Features

Provision Mapping in Insight is designed to make life easier for busy SENCOs and school leaders. Whether you’re tracking interventions, managing statutory processes, or evidencing impact for parents and Ofsted, these features help you stay organised, informed, and focused on what matters most: supporting your pupils.

👥 A Whole-School Effort

Teachers see daily updates in a format they understand. 

Heads can access inspection-ready reports instantly. 

Trusts can see trends across all schools and target support. 

External agencies can be looped in quickly with downloadable reports and plans. 

📑 Engaging, Customisable Parent Reports

Our parent reporting feature is unique and designed with communication in mind.

Supportive conversations: Reports are easy to share and act as a starting point for positive, solution-focused discussions.

Total control: Schools can customise report content to suit their audience and context, using language and tone that match their ethos.

Visual impact: Choose from a selection of clear, attractive graphics to help parents easily understand their child’s attendance.

Whether you’re aiming to engage families early or formalise your attendance strategy, Insight’s reporting tools help you do it clearly, quickly and with care.

🎓 Made for Teaching Staff

The person managing attendance might not be your data expert. That’s okay. Insight is intuitive and simple to use, with:

  • Free, high-quality training.
  • Familiar navigation for existing Insight users.
  • Clear visual displays that make trends obvious.

What schools are saying

    • This will save us (me!) hours in the future as we follow up on attendance. We moved to Insight this year after many years of asking, and we love it. It is so intuitive and useful.

      Mount Hawke Academy

    • I just wanted to say that the parent attendance reports are excellent and will save me hours of work!

      Springdale Primary

    • This is such a great, well thought out system that is very intuitive. Hats off to you all as you seem to have thought of everything that is helpful. The analysis, especially on attendance is top notch!

    • I love the new attendance letter report templates. Really useful and time saving.

      Engayne Primary School

    • We had Ofsted on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. I thought you might like to know how instrumental Insight was in our inspection with regards to attendance. So a huge thanks from me to the Insight team for developing this.

      Hamilton Primary School

Next steps

Insight offers a 60-day, no obligation, free trial. This includes a fully featured system and full support to help get you started. Import your pupils, historic data, and evaluate the system with your team.

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