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DCSF: Pupil Absence - Spring 2008 Term Report (Provisional)

DescriptionThis release reports on absence during the spring 2008 term in maintained primary, secondary schools, city technology colleges and academies in England. It is based on pupil level absence data collected via the summer 2008 School Census. This release provides local level information on the rates of absence (authorised, unauthorised and overall) by type of school and the proportion of absence by reason.

This is not a National Statistics publication. The statistics are presented as emerging findings (based on provisional data) and their release is to help planning, to study trends and to monitor outcomes of initiatives and interventions on pupil attendance. This is the fourth in a series of termly reports on pupil absence.
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Additional informationEXCEL (Tables 3 to 6 - These excel spreadsheets contain the Local Authority tables from this release)
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Coverage Country England
Date Released31 July 2008
Main Category Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchool welfare, behaviour and attendance    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical Release
ContactSchools Statistical Team  schools.statistics@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk   
 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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