Accredited official statistics
Pupil absence in schools in England: spring term 2010
This statistical first release (SFR) reports absence during the spring term 2010 in maintained primary, secondary schools, city technology colleges and academies in England.
Documents
Ref: SFR25/2010
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Details
Reference Id: SFR25/2010
Publication Type: Statistical First Release
Local Authority data: LA data
Region: England
Release Date: 25 August 2010
Coverage status: Final
Publication Status: Published
It is based on pupil level absence data collected via the summer 2010 school census. It provides local authority level information on the rates of absence (authorised, unauthorised and overall) by type of school and the proportion of absence by reason.
Data for spring term 2009 was published in August 2009.
The key points from the latest release are:
- The overall absence rate has decreased, going from 6.18% to 5.92%
- The unauthorised absence rate has increased, going from 1.10% to 1.12%
Andrew Clarke - Schools Statistical Team
01325 735478
schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk
Updates to this page
Published 25 August 2010
