Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in maintained primary by local education authority

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Gender

Gender 1

Type

Maintained, special and independent schools.

Area Code

Year

Measure1

Field

LA 1

LA 2

Total half-day school sessions

Authorised absences An authorised absence is where the school has either given approval in advance for the pupil to be absent from school or where an explanation offered afterwards has been accepted by the school as satisfactory justification for absence. This includes illness, family bereavement, religious observance, exclusion and permitted term-time family holidays.

An authorised absence is where the school has either given approval in advance for the pupil to be absent from school or where an explanation offered afterwards has been accepted by the school as satisfactory justification for absence. This includes illness, family bereavement, religious observance, exclusion and permitted term-time family holidays.

Unauthorised absences $An unauthorised absence is an absence without permission from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes late arrivals after the closure of registration and any absence for which a satisfactory explanation, in the school\'s view, has not been provided.$

All absences $All (or \'overall\') absences comprise those which are authorised and unauthorised$

Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to authorised absences

Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to unauthorised absences

Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to all absences

Wales

80,118,968

3,184,784

1,095,629

4,280,413

4.0

1.4

5.3

Wales

North Wales

17,595,744

789,820

141,503

931,323

4.5

0.8

5.3

North Wales

Isle of Anglesey

1,727,187

77,401

11,205

88,606

4.5

0.6

5.1

Gwynedd

2,883,882

139,946

7,574

147,520

4.9

0.3

5.1

Conwy

2,638,839

112,457

27,985

140,442

4.3

1.1

5.3

Denbighshire

2,540,963

90,465

42,693

133,158

3.6

1.7

5.2

Flintshire

4,040,138

196,731

20,973

217,704

4.9

0.5

5.4

Wrexham

3,764,735

172,820

31,073

203,893

4.6

0.8

5.4

South West and Mid Wales

21,866,956

888,417

300,924

1,189,341

4.1

1.4

5.4

South West and Mid Wales

Powys

2,969,793

124,669

16,848

141,517

4.2

0.6

4.8

Ceredigion

1,529,001

48,879

23,780

72,659

3.2

1.6

4.8

Pembrokeshire

3,005,518

115,869

34,808

150,677

3.9

1.2

5.0

Carmarthenshire

4,638,730

229,470

54,241

283,711

4.9

1.2

6.1

Swansea

6,189,389

244,505

84,933

329,438

4.0

1.4

5.3

Neath Port Talbot

3,534,525

125,025

86,314

211,339

3.5

2.4

6.0

Central South Wales

25,030,812

914,077

432,309

1,346,386

3.7

1.7

5.4

Central South Wales

Bridgend

3,815,043

156,531

41,493

198,024

4.1

1.1

5.2

The Vale of Glamorgan

3,792,572

152,767

47,018

199,785

4.0

1.2

5.3

Rhondda Cynon Taf

6,338,041

242,198

117,340

359,538

3.8

1.9

5.7

Merthyr Tydfil

1,630,692

66,607

32,448

99,055

4.1

2.0

6.1

Cardiff

9,454,464

295,974

194,010

489,984

3.1

2.1

5.2

South East Wales

15,625,456

592,470

220,893

813,363

3.8

1.4

5.2

South East Wales

Caerphilly

4,831,689

199,824

57,199

257,023

4.1

1.2

5.3

Blaenau Gwent

1,739,933

74,871

24,801

99,672

4.3

1.4

5.7

Torfaen

2,504,542

96,562

32,417

128,979

3.9

1.3

5.1

Monmouthshire No Monmouthshire schools responded to the primary attendance survey for 2002/03.

2,054,019

76,438

18,167

94,605

3.7

0.9

4.6

Newport

4,495,273

144,775

88,309

233,084

3.2

2.0

5.2

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Title

Absenteeism from Schools

Last update

Primary absenteeism: December 2019
Secondary absenteeism: November 2023

Next update

Primary absenteeism: 2024
Secondary absenteeism: 2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English only

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Source: Pupils's Attendance Record, Welsh Government

Contact: school.stats@gov.wales

Primary:

The primary absenteeism information in this table relates largely to pupils of compulsory school age (ages 5 to 10 at the beginning of the academic year) at schools that responded to the survey. However, absenteeism information for a small number of schools may include all pupils regardless of age (e.g. including reception classes).

Primary absenteeism data for special and independent schools have not been included in the LEA figures, but have been included, where provided, in the Wales figures.

Secondary:

The secondary absenteeism information in this table relates to secondary school pupils of compulsory school age (11 to 15) registered at mainstream, special and independent schools.

Secondary absenteeism data for independent schools have not been included in the LEA figures, but have been included, where provided, in the Wales figures.

Data collection and calculation

Please see the Notes section in the statistical first release, linked to in Weblinks.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are available from the 2002/03 to the 2022/23 academic year.

Users, uses and context

Please see the Notes section in the statistical first release, linked to in Weblinks.

Statistical quality

Please see the Notes section in the statistical first release, linked to in Weblinks.

Weblinks

Primary schools: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/absenteeism-primary-schools/

Secondary Schools: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/absenteeism-secondary-schools/

Keywords

Absenteeism; Attendance

Name

SCHS0143