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The latest national statistics on Pupil Absence produced by the Department for Education were released on 25th May 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DfE: Neighbourhood Statistics - Small Area Pupil Absence by Pupil Characteristics in England, 2009/10

DescriptionThese tables provide information for the 2009/10 academic year about Pupil Absence in small areas based on both the geographic location of schools and pupil residency. The tables based on pupil residency also include information broken down by pupil characteristics (gender, Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility and ethnic group). These latest statistics complement the 2008/09 absence figures which were previously published on 26/05/2010 and other previous releases which are all available in the Education, Skills and Training domain on the Neighbourhood Statistics website.

The following data is available:

Tables based on the geographic location of schools:
  • Pupil absence in schools referenced by location of educational institution at national, regional, Local Authority District (LAD) and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) level.


Tables based on pupil residency:
  • Pupil absence in schools by gender referenced by location of pupil residence, at national, regional, LAD, MSOA and Lower Layer Super Output Area level.
  • Pupil absence in schools by ethnic group referenced by location of pupil residence, at national, regional, LAD and MSOA level.
  • Pupil absence in schools by Free School Meal eligibility referenced by location of pupil residence, at national, regional, LAD and MSOA level.
The key points from the latest release are:
  • The tables reinforce messages in previous publications about patterns of absence and the relationship between absence and pupil characteristics (gender, FSM eligibility and ethnic group) at national, regional and local level.
  • Resident girls have higher levels of overall absence than boys in 268 (82%) of LADs. The difference in overall absence between girls and boys is largest in the South West and lowest in London.
  • Resident pupils known to be eligible for FSM have higher levels of overall absence in every Local Authority District (apart from the City of London) than those known not to be eligible for FSM.
  • Resident Chinese pupils have the lowest levels of overall absence across all regions.
Download FormatsLINK  | Explain formats
Additional informationPDF (Overall Absence - Percentage of half days missed by Local Authority District (of pupil residence), 2009/10)
Additional informationPDF (Overall Absence - Percentage of half days missed by Middle Layer Super Output Area (of pupil residence), 2009/10)
Additional informationPDF (Persistent Absence - Percentage of enrolments classified as persistent absentees by Local Authority District (of pupil residence), 2009/10)
Additional informationPDF (Persistent Absence - Percentage of enrolments classified as persistent absentees by Middle Layer Super Output Area (of pupil residence), 2009/10)
Publication’s Underlying Data
Additional informationZip Archive 
Reference IDSFR08/2011
Coverage Country England
Date Released25 May 2011
Main Category Children, Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchools    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactMartin Hill  martin.hill@education.gsi.gov.uk  tel: 020 7340 7933
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority District informationPublication includes individual Local Authority District information

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