National statistics

Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term 2012

Levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence by school type, with indicative statistics on persistent absentees.

From:
Department for Education
Published
23 May 2013

Applies to England

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Main text: SFR17/2013

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Main tables: SFR17/2013

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Local authority tables: SFR17/2013

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Underlying data: SFR17/2013

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Pre-release access list: SFR17/2013

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Details

This statistical first release (SFR) reports absence in England during the autumn term 2012 in:

  • local-authority-maintained primary schools
  • local-authority-maintained secondary schools
  • city technology colleges
  • academies

It is based on pupil level absence data collected via the spring 2013 school census.

This release provides local level information on the rates of absence (authorised, unauthorised and overall) by:

  • type of school
  • number of persistent absentees and the number on track to becoming persistent absentees
  • the proportion of absence by reason

In the autumn term 2012:

  • the overall absence rate across state-funded primary and secondary schools increased, from a low of 4.7% in 2011 to 5.2% in 2012, having been 6.4% in 2008
  • the percentage of pupils who were on track to become persistent absentees or were already persistent absentees increased, from a low point of 5.3% in 2011 to 6.4% in 2012, having been 9.9% in 2008

Data for autumn term 2011 was published in June 2012.

School statistics
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Published 23 May 2013

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