National statistics
Neighbourhood statistics: small area pupil absence - 2010 to 2011
Tables for the academic year 2010 to 2011 on institution-based and pupil residency-based small area pupil absence.
Applies to England
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Reference Id: SFR08/2012
Publication Type: Statistical First Release
Publication data: Local Authority data
Region: England
Release Date: 21 June 2012
Coverage status: Final
Publication Status: Published
These tables provide information from the academic year 2010 to 2011 on residency-based pupil absence broken down by gender.
The key points from the latest release are:
- Levels of persistent absence amongst pupils in secondary schools are generally higher among pupils living in the north of the country than those living in the south. There is greater variation across the regions for pupils in primary schools with the West Midlands having the highest level of persistent absence and the south east the lowest.
- In all schools, pupils in Yorkshire and the Humber have the highest level of unauthorised absence (1.3% of half days missed), but not the highest level of overall absence which is in the north east (6.1% of half days missed). Pupils in London have the lowest levels of overall absence (5.5% of half days missed) but a relatively high level of unauthorised absence (1.2% of half days missed) compared to pupils in other regions.
Download formats: www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Ben Howick
020 7783 8621
Published 21 June 2012