TYPE OF SCHOOL

Pupil absence by type of school in England in the 1995/96 school year

                                          ---- Authorised absence ----  --- Unauthorised absence ---
                           Number of                    average number                average number
                           day pupils                   of half days                  of half days
                           of compulsory  % of half     missed per      % of half     missed per  
Type of school             school age     days missed   absent pupil    days missed   absent pupil     

MAINTAINED PRIMARY SCHOOLS 3,660,713      6.0           20              0.5           10

  County and               2,924,614      6.1           20              0.6           11
  voluntary controlled

  Voluntary aided and        625,547      5.7           19              0.4           10
  special agreement

  Grant-maintained           110,552      5.4           18              0.3            8

MAINTAINED SECONDARY       2,724,848      8.4           28              1.0           21
SCHOOLS

  County and               1,936,995      8.7           28              1.2           22
  voluntary controlled

  Voluntary aided and        271,988      8.1           27              0.8           21
  special agreement

  Grant-maintained           515,865      7.6           25              0.6           16

SPECIAL SCHOOLS               80,533      8.8           30              2.7           27

  LEA-maintained              76,565      8.9           30              2.7           28

  Grant-maintained             1,154      8.3           29              1.5           21

  Non-maintained               1,711      6.7           24              1.3           25

  Independent                  1,103      5.2           20              1.0           22

  CTCs                        11,217      6.6           22              0.2            6

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS          350,609      3.8           13              0.1            8

ENGLAND                    6,827,920      6.9           23              0.7           15