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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Friday, 6 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 June 2008. It was answered by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Truancy: Lancashire

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils in secondary schools in (a) Chorley and (b) other areas in Lancashire were classed as non-persistent truants in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answer

The available information relates to pupil enrolments not classed as persistent absentees (pupils who are absent for more than 20 per cent. of possible sessions of attendance) and is given in the following table.

State funded secondary schools¹, ², pupil absence, 2006/07
Number of enrolments³ Percentage of enrolments who are 'not' classed as persistent absentees4
Lancashire local authority area 70,503 93.1
Parliamentary constituencies in the Lancashire area
Chorley 7,293 94.2
Burnley 5,709 88.1
Fylde 4,626 94.1
Hyndburn 5,294 92.1
Lancaster and Wyre 7,427 95.8
Morecambe and Lunesdale 4,274 91.1
Pendle 5,298 91.1
Preston 3,639 89.5
Ribble Valley 8,204 95.4
South Ribble 7,669 95.6
West Lancashire 5,919 93.7
Rossendale and Darwen 6,762 92.8
Blackpool North and Fleetwood 5,293 88.6
¹ Includes middle schools as deemed.
² Includes maintained secondary schools, academies and city technology colleges.
³ Number of enrolments in schools between from start of the school year until 25 May 2007. Includes pupils on the school roll for at least one session who are aged between five and 15. Excludes boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once (if they moved schools during the school year or are registered in more than one school).
4 A persistent absentee is defined as missing more than 63 sessions in the year, typically, missing more than 20 per cent. of the school year.
Source:
School Census.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
477 c380W; 210296
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Truancy Lancashire
Link
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