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| Pupil
Absence in maintained Secondary Schools in England in the 1998/99 School
Year |
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|
Authorised
Absence |
|
Unauthorised
Absence |
|
| Local
Education Authority |
Number
of day pupils of compulsory school age |
%
of half days missed |
Average
number of half days missed per absent pupil |
%
of half days missed |
Average
number of half days missed per absent pupil |
| Barking and Dagenham |
9,457 |
8.6 |
28 |
2.0 |
26 |
| Barnet |
17,435 |
7.6 |
26 |
0.9 |
19 |
| Barnsley |
12,997 |
9.0 |
30 |
2.0 |
21 |
| Bath and North East Somerset |
10,295 |
7.6 |
24 |
0.6 |
13 |
| Bedfordshire |
32,403 |
6.5 |
21 |
0.5 |
12 |
| Bexley |
14,260 |
8.1 |
26 |
0.6 |
14 |
| Birmingham |
63,334 |
8.8 |
29 |
1.6 |
19 |
| Blackburn with Darwen |
9,498 |
8.9 |
29 |
1.4 |
21 |
| Blackpool |
7,272 |
9.5 |
32 |
1.6 |
24 |
| Bolton |
17,339 |
7.7 |
25 |
1.7 |
36 |
| Bournemouth |
8,525 |
7.6 |
24 |
0.9 |
16 |
| Bracknell Forest |
5,382 |
7.7 |
25 |
1.1 |
14 |
| Bradford |
42,266 |
7.5 |
24 |
2.2 |
21 |
| Brent |
12,011 |
6.8 |
23 |
0.9 |
16 |
| Brighton and Hove |
9,325 |
8.5 |
28 |
0.9 |
18 |
| Bristol, City of |
16,383 |
10.9 |
34 |
1.9 |
21 |
| Bromley |
16,526 |
7.8 |
25 |
0.6 |
11 |
| Buckinghamshire |
25,057 |
7.0 |
23 |
0.4 |
14 |
| Bury |
11,563 |
7.5 |
26 |
0.6 |
21 |
| Calderdale |
12,694 |
8.0 |
27 |
0.7 |
14 |
| Cambridgeshire |
27,934 |
7.6 |
24 |
0.8 |
13 |
| Camden |
8,683 |
8.0 |
27 |
1.6 |
22 |
| Cheshire |
38,887 |
6.9 |
23 |
0.6 |
17 |
| Cornwall |
28,718 |
8.4 |
26 |
0.5 |
11 |
| Coventry |
18,004 |
8.6 |
28 |
1.4 |
23 |
| Croydon |
16,082 |
8.3 |
27 |
0.7 |
12 |
| Cumbria |
29,555 |
7.8 |
26 |
0.6 |
17 |
| Darlington |
5,773 |
7.6 |
25 |
1.3 |
28 |
| Derby City |
13,662 |
8.4 |
27 |
0.8 |
16 |
| Derbyshire |
41,575 |
7.3 |
24 |
1.0 |
18 |
| Devon |
34,452 |
7.8 |
25 |
0.9 |
12 |
| Doncaster |
19,030 |
9.1 |
30 |
2.2 |
28 |
| Dorset |
25,163 |
7.0 |
22 |
0.5 |
11 |
| Dudley |
19,268 |
7.3 |
24 |
0.7 |
19 |
| Durham |
29,771 |
8.7 |
29 |
1.3 |
28 |
| Ealing |
13,090 |
7.7 |
25 |
1.2 |
16 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
19,332 |
7.3 |
24 |
0.9 |
14 |
| East Sussex |
24,623 |
7.8 |
25 |
1.1 |
18 |
| Enfield |
17,103 |
6.9 |
23 |
1.4 |
16 |
| Essex |
76,355 |
7.4 |
24 |
0.9 |
17 |
| Gateshead |
10,573 |
9.4 |
32 |
1.3 |
32 |
| Gloucestershire |
32,221 |
7.4 |
24 |
0.4 |
12 |
| Greenwich |
12,325 |
8.6 |
28 |
2.2 |
28 |
| Hackney |
7,788 |
7.7 |
26 |
2.6 |
28 |
| Halton |
8,315 |
9.0 |
29 |
1.5 |
30 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham |
5,596 |
8.2 |
31 |
2.6 |
33 |
| Hampshire |
66,425 |
6.7 |
22 |
0.8 |
16 |
| Haringey |
10,217 |
7.8 |
27 |
2.1 |
25 |
| Harrow |
8,569 |
7.7 |
24 |
0.7 |
19 |
| Hartlepool |
6,304 |
7.0 |
24 |
2.0 |
26 |
| Havering |
14,228 |
7.6 |
24 |
0.5 |
16 |
| Herefordshire |
9,083 |
6.9 |
22 |
0.8 |
18 |
| Hertfordshire |
62,527 |
6.9 |
23 |
0.7 |
17 |
| Hillingdon |
13,381 |
7.2 |
25 |
1.4 |
19 |
| Hounslow |
13,517 |
7.4 |
24 |
1.2 |
22 |
| Isle of Wight |
10,620 |
7.8 |
25 |
0.6 |
14 |
| Isles of Scilly |
91 |
5.6 |
18 |
1.0 |
48 |
| Islington |
7,630 |
8.3 |
28 |
2.6 |
22 |
| Kensington and Chelsea |
3,127 |
6.7 |
21 |
2.4 |
23 |
| Kent |
77,311 |
7.7 |
25 |
0.6 |
18 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of |
15,792 |
11.0 |
34 |
3.3 |
30 |
| Kingston upon Thames |
6,977 |
7.5 |
24 |
0.9 |
23 |
| Kirklees |
24,726 |
7.4 |
24 |
1.3 |
22 |
| Knowsley |
9,730 |
10.0 |
34 |
2.8 |
31 |
| Lambeth |
7,034 |
8.7 |
29 |
0.9 |
15 |
| Lancashire |
70,050 |
7.8 |
26 |
0.9 |
21 |
| Leeds |
41,925 |
8.1 |
27 |
1.9 |
26 |
| Leicester City |
16,670 |
7.8 |
27 |
2.0 |
23 |
| Leicestershire |
37,198 |
7.0 |
24 |
1.0 |
19 |
| Lewisham |
10,882 |
7.9 |
26 |
2.5 |
21 |
| Lincolnshire |
37,299 |
7.1 |
24 |
1.0 |
18 |
| Liverpool |
29,356 |
10.1 |
35 |
1.6 |
22 |
| London, City of |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Luton |
11,554 |
7.8 |
26 |
0.7 |
12 |
| Manchester |
23,562 |
11.8 |
39 |
2.1 |
30 |
| Medway |
16,594 |
8.3 |
27 |
1.0 |
21 |
| Merton |
7,384 |
8.3 |
27 |
2.2 |
24 |
| Middlesbrough |
8,887 |
10.0 |
35 |
1.3 |
18 |
| Milton Keynes |
9,725 |
9.4 |
31 |
0.5 |
11 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
16,257 |
10.0 |
33 |
1.0 |
27 |
| Newham |
17,108 |
6.2 |
22 |
3.2 |
23 |
| Norfolk |
37,964 |
8.3 |
27 |
0.9 |
19 |
| North East Lincolnshire |
11,099 |
9.0 |
29 |
1.9 |
30 |
| North Lincolnshire |
10,555 |
7.8 |
25 |
1.0 |
18 |
| North Somerset |
10,532 |
7.1 |
23 |
0.9 |
17 |
| North Tyneside |
13,453 |
7.2 |
23 |
0.7 |
20 |
| North Yorkshire |
34,098 |
6.6 |
22 |
0.5 |
20 |
| Northamptonshire |
41,887 |
7.6 |
25 |
0.8 |
15 |
| Northumberland |
26,459 |
7.1 |
24 |
0.6 |
21 |
| Nottingham City |
13,569 |
9.0 |
29 |
3.0 |
30 |
| Nottinghamshire |
48,368 |
7.5 |
25 |
1.4 |
23 |
| Oldham |
16,282 |
8.1 |
28 |
1.6 |
25 |
| Oxfordshire |
33,306 |
6.7 |
21 |
1.5 |
15 |
| Peterborough City |
11,125 |
8.4 |
27 |
1.2 |
20 |
| Plymouth |
15,728 |
7.6 |
24 |
0.7 |
14 |
| Poole |
6,667 |
7.9 |
25 |
0.5 |
13 |
| Portsmouth |
9,732 |
8.6 |
27 |
1.4 |
18 |
| Reading |
5,478 |
7.6 |
26 |
1.2 |
18 |
| Redbridge |
14,422 |
7.6 |
26 |
0.4 |
13 |
| Redcar and Cleveland |
10,382 |
8.3 |
28 |
1.2 |
24 |
| Richmond upon Thames |
7,758 |
8.2 |
26 |
1.5 |
28 |
| Rochdale |
12,977 |
8.8 |
29 |
1.4 |
20 |
| Rotherham |
17,987 |
8.4 |
28 |
1.2 |
23 |
| Rutland |
2,196 |
5.8 |
19 |
0.6 |
14 |
| Salford |
12,710 |
10.0 |
33 |
1.4 |
20 |
| Sandwell |
18,834 |
9.4 |
31 |
1.6 |
19 |
| Sefton |
18,359 |
8.0 |
26 |
0.6 |
13 |
| Sheffield |
27,372 |
8.9 |
29 |
1.9 |
24 |
| Shropshire |
15,982 |
6.8 |
22 |
0.6 |
13 |
| Slough |
6,445 |
7.0 |
23 |
1.1 |
19 |
| Solihull |
14,406 |
7.3 |
24 |
0.7 |
17 |
| Somerset |
28,172 |
7.4 |
24 |
0.5 |
15 |
| South Gloucestershire |
13,757 |
7.5 |
24 |
1.1 |
14 |
| South Tyneside |
10,109 |
9.5 |
31 |
0.5 |
19 |
| Southampton |
11,934 |
8.2 |
26 |
1.1 |
26 |
| Southend-on-Sea |
9,457 |
7.9 |
26 |
1.2 |
19 |
| Southwark |
10,007 |
7.9 |
27 |
2.3 |
17 |
| St Helens |
10,955 |
8.2 |
26 |
0.6 |
13 |
| Staffordshire |
53,555 |
7.2 |
24 |
0.5 |
16 |
| Stockport |
16,369 |
7.4 |
24 |
1.2 |
15 |
| Stockton on Tees |
12,450 |
7.7 |
26 |
0.9 |
23 |
| Stoke on Trent |
14,304 |
9.3 |
29 |
1.2 |
18 |
| Suffolk |
45,750 |
6.6 |
22 |
0.5 |
14 |
| Sunderland |
18,923 |
8.5 |
28 |
1.2 |
19 |
| Surrey |
47,986 |
7.2 |
24 |
0.5 |
15 |
| Sutton |
11,072 |
6.9 |
24 |
0.4 |
14 |
| Swindon |
10,945 |
9.0 |
28 |
0.7 |
12 |
| Tameside |
14,880 |
8.0 |
27 |
1.3 |
21 |
| Telford and Wrekin |
9,848 |
8.7 |
27 |
0.8 |
16 |
| Thurrock |
8,001 |
8.9 |
29 |
1.3 |
23 |
| Torbay |
7,472 |
8.5 |
27 |
0.8 |
14 |
| Tower Hamlets |
13,222 |
7.3 |
24 |
2.2 |
16 |
| Trafford |
13,852 |
7.3 |
24 |
1.1 |
20 |
| Wakefield |
19,458 |
7.8 |
26 |
1.0 |
14 |
| Walsall |
18,614 |
9.0 |
29 |
0.9 |
18 |
| Waltham Forest |
12,407 |
7.7 |
26 |
1.8 |
22 |
| Wandsworth |
8,671 |
8.0 |
26 |
1.2 |
24 |
| Warrington |
12,346 |
7.3 |
24 |
0.5 |
12 |
| Warwickshire |
28,604 |
7.4 |
24 |
0.6 |
15 |
| West Berkshire |
9,524 |
6.9 |
23 |
0.3 |
16 |
| West Sussex |
37,309 |
7.4 |
24 |
0.7 |
14 |
| Westminster, City of |
6,942 |
7.1 |
23 |
3.9 |
25 |
| Wigan |
20,146 |
8.0 |
28 |
1.2 |
27 |
| Wiltshire |
24,035 |
7.2 |
23 |
0.6 |
14 |
| Windsor & Maidenhead |
8,764 |
6.8 |
23 |
0.5 |
12 |
| Wirral |
20,575 |
8.9 |
30 |
0.7 |
26 |
| Wokingham |
8,939 |
6.4 |
22 |
0.3 |
10 |
| Wolverhampton |
14,416 |
8.6 |
29 |
1.4 |
17 |
| Worcestershire |
36,202 |
7.2 |
24 |
0.8 |
15 |
| York, City of |
6,926 |
7.1 |
24 |
0.8 |
23 |
| ENGLAND |
2,872,670 |
7.8 |
26 |
1.1 |
19 |
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