The new figures, released on October 25 2019 and supplied by the schools to the Department for Education, relate to the 2017/18 school year. The average across England was 4 days off sick per teacher. Here are the 12 schools where teachers took the most sick days in Scarborough.
1. Friarage Community Primary School
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 15.8 per teacher.
2. George Pindar School
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 10.9 per teacher.
3. Cayton Community Primary School
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 9.8 per teacher.
4. EBOR Academy Filey
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 6.4 per teacher.