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.
9. St George's Roman Catholic Primary School
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 3.5 per teacher.
10. Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 3.2 per teacher.
11. Lindhead School
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 3 per teacher.
12. Seamer and Irton Community Primary School
The average number of days lost to sickness absence was 2.7 per teacher. Photo: Google