en-gb http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1014/ 1014 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. England County/Unitary Authority (UA), Government Office Region (GOR), National 2005/06 2005/06 Annually Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) DCLG Floor Targets Interactive http://www.fti.communities.gov.uk/fti/DataDownload.aspx Use datadownload tool Available to small area level 1098 Pupil absence in Schools in England by gender (referenced by location of pupil residence) http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1098/ Available for equalities groups 1096 Pupil absence in schools in England by ethnicity (referenced by location of pupil residence) http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1096/ 1097 Pupil absence in schools in England by Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility (referenced by location of pupil residence) http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1097/ Proxy or related datasets 1098 Pupil absence in Schools in England by gender (referenced by location of pupil residence) http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1098/ 1096 Pupil absence in schools in England by ethnicity (referenced by location of pupil residence) http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1096/ 776 Pupil absence in schools in England (referenced by location of educational institution) http://www.data4nr.net/resources/776/ 205 Pupil absences - authorised and unauthorised http://www.data4nr.net/resources/205/ 518 ID 2004 Secondary School Absence indicator http://www.data4nr.net/resources/518/ 1097 Pupil absence in schools in England by Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility (referenced by location of pupil residence) http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1097/ 641 Truancy: Penalty notices, fast-track, parenting contracts & parenting orders http://www.data4nr.net/resources/641/ 1265 ID 2007 Secondary School Absence indicator http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1265/