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Description Absence of day pupils in schools in England. The dataset includes the total number of day pupils of compulsory school age, the total number of possible pupil sessions (also known as pupil half days) and the percentage of half days missed due to authorised absence, unauthorised absence and total absence in all schools. Figures covering maintained Primary and Secondary schools only for these variables are also included. Figures refer to area of residence rather than school location
Geographic units Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Local Authority District (LAD), Government Office Region (GOR)
Source Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Description Absence of day pupils in schools in England. The dataset includes the total number of day pupils of compulsory school age, the total number of possible pupil sessions (also known as pupil half days) and the percentage of half days missed due to authorised absence, unauthorised absence and total absence in all schools. Figures covering maintained primary and secondary schools only for these variables are also included. Figures refer to area of residence rather than school location. Data is broken down by broad ethnic group
Geographic units Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Local Authority District (LAD), Government Office Region (GOR)
Source Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Description Absence of day pupils in schools in England. The dataset includes the total number of day pupils of compulsory school age, the total number of possible pupil sessions (also known as pupil half days) and the percentage of half days missed due to authorised absence, unauthorised absence and total absence in all schools. Figures covering maintained primary and secondary schools only for these variables are also included.
Geographic units Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Local Authority District (LAD), Government Office Region (GOR)
Source Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Description Authorised and unauthorised pupil absence in maintained primary and secondary schools
Geographic units Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR)
Source Department for Education (DfE)

Description The number of persistent absentees as a percentage of the total number of local authority maintained secondary school pupil enrolments. A persistent absentee is a pupil who has accumulated the threshold number of half-day sessions of absence over the relevant statistical reporting period - * an annual basis ? 64 or more half-day sessions of absence from school over the statistical reporting period for absence (this is currently the two and a half terms ending at the May half term); and * a two-term basis ? 52 or more half-day sessions of absence from school over the combined autumn and spring terms.
Geographic units County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National
Source Department for Education (DfE)

Description Truancy: Penalty notices, fast-track, parenting contracts & parenting orders
Geographic units County/Unitary Authority
Source Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

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