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Pupil Absence in Schools in England: 2005/2006 (Provisional)

DescriptionThis Statistical First Release will provide information about absence in schools in England for 2005/06. The information is based on data collected from the absence in school returns and is currently in the process of being checked by schools as part of this year's Achievement and Attainment tables exercise. This will contain statistics of authorised, unauthorised and total absences in maintained primary and maintained secondary schools analysed by Local Authority and Government Office Regions, together with a time series by main school type for all absences, authorised and unauthorised.
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Additional informationEXCEL (Tables 1 to 6 showing levels of absence at National and Local Authority level.)
Additional informationEXCEL (This additional information contains final data, following amendments made by schools during the Achievement and Attainment tables checking exercise. This additional table updates Table 1 of the provisional SFR and contains final national level absence figures for 2005/06, school and LA level information is published as part of the Achievement and Attainment tables. (ADDED - January 2007))
Reference IDSFR35/2006National Statistics
Coverage Country England
Date Released21 September 2006
Main Category Children, Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchool welfare, behaviour and attendance    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
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 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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