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If a school name, Ofsted grade, attendance figure, or address looks wrong, send us:

• The school URN (seven digits, shown on GIAS and on our school cards)
• The field that looks incorrect (for example persistent absence or Ofsted date)
• The page URL on Schoolchecker.uk
• A link to the official source you believe is correct (GIAS, Ofsted report, or DfE table)

We fix import and display bugs in our pipeline. We do not override published government statistics without noting the change. See methodology for how missing data is shown.

Example message (copy and edit):

Subject: Data correction — URN 1234567

Hello,

The persistent absence figure for Example Primary School (URN 1234567) on
https://www.schoolchecker.uk/area/wf2/
shows 8.2% but GIAS lists 9.1% for 2023/24:
https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Schools/Detail/1234567

Thanks

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