[holding answer 29 January 2010]: The requested information is shown in the table.
Pupil enrolments who are eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees Proportion of pupil enrolments who are eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees (percentage)6 Pupil enrolments who are not eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees Proportion of pupil enrolments who are eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees (percentage)6 All pupil enrolments classified as persistent absentees7 Proportion of pupil enrolments classified as absentees (percentage)6 Boys5 49,210 9.3 86,100 3.1 138,250 4.1 Girls5 46,560 9.2 85,910 3.3 134,710 4.2 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Includes maintained secondary schools, city technology colleges and academies (including all-through academies). 3 Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools. 4 Persistent absentees are defined as having 64 or more sessions of absence (authorised and unauthorised) during the year, typically over 20 per cent. overall absence rate. 5 Number of pupil enrolments in schools from start of the school year up until 25 May 2007. Includes pupils on the roll for at least one session who are aged between five and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once. 6 The number of persistent absentee enrolments expressed as a percentage of the total number of enrolments with the same characteristics. 7 Includes pupils for whom characteristic data were missing or unclassified. Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census
[holding answer 29 January 2010]: The requested information is shown in the table.
White British5 Pupil enrolments who are eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees Proportion of pupil enrolments who are eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees6 Pupil enrolments who are not eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees Proportion of pupil enrolments who are not eligible for free school meals classified as persistent absentees6 All pupil enrolments classified as persistent absentees Proportion of pupil enrolments classified as absentees6 Boys 37,970 11.0 69,250 3.1 107,210 4.2 Girls 36,240 11.0 70,420 3.3 106,660 4.3 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Includes maintained secondary schools, city technology colleges and academies (including all-through academies). 3 Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools. 4 Persistent absentees are defined as having 64 or more sessions of absence (authorised and unauthorised) during the year, typically over 20 per cent. overall absence rate. 5 Number of pupil enrolments in schools from start of the school year up until 25 May 2007. Includes pupils on the roll for at least one session who are aged between five and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once. 6 The number of persistent absentee enrolments expressed as a percentage of the total number of enrolments with the same characteristics. Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census