School Absenteeism (Greater London) (Hansard, 11 March 2004)

§ Mr. Ivan Lewis

The information requested is shown in the tables.

Unauthorised absence in maintained Primary and Secondary schools in Greater London 1997/98 to 2002/03
	Academic year 1997/98
Local education authority	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
London, City of	976	1.92
Camden	78,679	1.46
Greenwich	172,048	2.00
Hackney	101,078	1.58
Hammersmith and Fulham	65,994	1.90
Islington	105,073	1.70
Kensington and Chelsea	41,502	1.74
Lambeth	88,978	1.34
Lewisham	150,844	1.83
Southwark	169,937	2.03
Tower Hamlets	184,708	2.19
Wandsworth	66,109	0.99
Westminster, City of	91,418	2.08
Barking and Dagenham	105,543	1.52
Barnet	77,882	0.65
Bexley	38,296	0.42
Brent	62,081	0.75
Bromley	54,438	0.47
Croydon	67,594	0.56
Ealing	84,732	0.86
Enfield	111,415	0.95
Haringey	128,095	1.64
Harrow	43,429	0.55
Havering	37,739	0.40
Hillingdon	97,442	1.05
Hounslow	77,565	0.92
Kingston upon Thames	24,577	0.51
Merton	80,513	1.39
Newham	281,582	2.51
Redbridge	58,420	0.61
Richmond upon Thames	26,734	0.50
Sutton	27,419	0.39
Waltham Forest	122,797	1.42
Greater London	2,925,637	1.16

	Academic year 1998/99
Local education authority	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
London, City of	870	1.62
Camden	80,643	1.47
Greenwich	164,721	1.84
Hackney	117,592	1.87
Hammersmith and Fulham	81,121	1.88
Islington	101,917	1.70
Kensington and Chelsea	44,302	1.72
Lambeth	74,782	1.11
Lewisham	146,376	1.77
Southwark	152,771	1.85
Tower Hamlets	144,803	1.75
Wandsworth	55,429	0.82
Westminster, City of	111,262	2.52
Barking and Dagenham	118,473	1.64
Barnet	82,707	0.70
Bexley	41,590	0.42
Brent	67,803	0.75
Bromley	55,152	0.47
Croydon	85,711	0.69
Ealing	78,697	0.78
Enfield	139,097	1.17
Haringey	132,103	1.66
Harrow	38,434	0.50
Havering	35,452	0.36
Hillingdon	111,820	1.15
Hounslow	85,135	0.99
Kingston upon Thames	26,861	0.55
Merton	81,051	1.35
Newham	279,864	2.34

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	Academic year 1998/99
Local education authority	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
Redbridge	59,335	0.59
Richmond upon Thames	39,226	0.71
Sutton	29,396	0.41
Waltham Forest	105,736	1.15
Greater London	2,970,232	1.15

	Academic year 1999/2000
Local education authority	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
London, City of	1,024	1.93
Camden	73,343	1.38
Greenwich	140,254	1.59
Hackney	106,715	1.68
Hammersmith and Fulham	64,254	1.58
Islington	87,926	1.51
Kensington and Chelsea	23,882	1.24
Lambeth	67,732	1.06
Lewisham	177,815	2.06
Southwark	143,088	1.70
Tower Hamlets	175,273	1.97
Wandsworth	47,933	0.71
Westminster, City of	82,599	1.96
Barking and Dagenham	112,190	1.53
Barnet	92,733	0.80
Bexley	65,638	0.67
Brent	71,191	0.78
Bromley	55,696	0.46
Croydon	66,086	0.54
Ealing	74,619	0.74
Enfield	158,499	1.36
Haringey	158,098	2.11
Harrow	43,560	0.55
Havering	32,183	0.33
Hillingdon	115,132	1.13
Hounslow	80,178	0.93
Kingston upon Thames	29,328	0.61
Merton	59,500	1.01
Newham	251,543	2.14
Redbridge	70,426	0.71
Richmond upon Thames	51,160	0.93
Sutton	28,208	0.38
Waltham Forest	89,053	0.99
Greater London	2,898,859	1.12

Notes: Figures relate to maintained primary and secondary schools but exclude maintained special schools and CTCs. Figures cover pupils that were absent between September and May for each year

Unauthorised absence in maintained Primary and Secondary schools in Greater London 1997/98 to 2002/03
	Academic year 2000/01
	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
London, City of	470	0.85
Camden	77,860	1.48
Greenwich	151,560	1.74
Hackney	137,829	2.10
Hammersmith and Fulham	59,493	1.40
Islington	81,544	1.40
Kensington and Chelsea	40,208	1.56
Lambeth	78,000	1.19
Lewisham	201,480	2.44
Southwark	147,966	1.72

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Unauthorised absence in maintained Primary and Secondary schools in Greater London 1997/98 to 2002/03
	Academic year 2000/01
	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
Tower Hamlets	176,825	1.97
Wandsworth	41,310	0.62
Westminster, City of	70,169	1.59
Barking and Dagenham	119,229	1.61
Barnet	107,497	0.90
Bexley	67,686	0.67
Brent	62,876	0.69
Bromley	82,593	0.69
Croydon	83,410	0.65
Ealing	58,368	0.58
Enfield	176,126	1.45
Haringey	137,481	1.78
Harrow	38,516	0.49
Havering	39,524	0.40
Hillingdon	91,964	0.93
Hounslow	91,588	1.08
Kingston upon Thames	22,032	0.44
Merton	49,034	0.87
Newham	233,181	1.93
Redbridge	75,684	0.73
Richmond upon Thames	66,817	1.22
Sutton	29,372	0.40
Waltham Forest	115,934	1.25
Greater London	3,013,626	1.15

	Academic year 2001/02
	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
London, City of	169	0.32
Camden	65,294	1.25
Greenwich	165,470	1.86
Hackney	118,493	1.81
Hammersmith and Fulham	46,981	1.13
Islington	81,441	1.37
Kensington and Chelsea	31,389	1.26
Lambeth	69,059	1.05
Lewisham	152,961	1.84
Southwark	156,481	1.76
Tower Hamlets	163,020	1.83
Wandsworth	57,917	0.86
Westminster, City of	54,865	1.22
Barking and Dagenham	127,790	1.73
Barnet	91,524	0.78
Bexley	76,907	0.75
Brent	53,091	0.58
Bromley	86,441	0.72
Croydon	78,092	0.61
Ealing	55,691	0.55
Enfield	175,576	1.47
Haringey	156,948	1.93
Harrow	34,500	0.45
Havering	38,596	0.39
Hillingdon	104,817	1.04
Hounslow	88,872	1.04
Kingston upon Thames	19,697	0.39
Merton	38,326	0.69
Newham	213,733	1.78
Redbridge	78,596	0.74
Richmond upon Thames	64,402	1.23
Sutton	49,739	0.65
Waltham Forest	92,502	1.03
Greater London	2,889,380	1.10

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	Academic year 2002/03
	Number of sessions missed due to unauthorised absence	% half days missed due to unauthorised absence
London, City of	0	0.00
Camden	55,645	1.14
Greenwich	166,073	1.85
Hackney	105,774	1.62
Hammersmith and Fulham	48,180	1.19
Islington	80,662	1.36
Kensington and Chelsea	24,846	0.97
Lambeth	62,317	0.92
Lewisham	136,429	1.57
Southwark	157,226	1.75
Tower Hamlets	138,820	1.56
Wandsworth	52,766	0.78
Westminster, City of	48,561	1.08
Barking and Dagenham	119,169	1.60
Barnet	87,718	0.74
Bexley	54,322	0.54
Brent	56,144	0.60
Bromley	87,561	0.73
Croydon	110,841	0.87
Ealing	48,907	0.49
Enfield	173,070	1.44
Haringey	143,333	1.75
Harrow	25,072	0.32
Havering	37,431	0.39
Hillingdon	111,853	1.10
Hounslow	95,439	1.11
Kingston upon Thames	17,616	0.35
Merton	41,819	0.77
Newham	150.900	1.29
Redbridge	76,663	0.73
Richmond upon Thames	56,648	1.09
Sutton	35,024	0.46
Waltham Forest	81,085	0.90
Greater London	2,687,914	1.03

Notes: City of London reported no unauthorised absences in 2002/03. Figures relate to maintained primary and secondary schools but exclude maintained special schools and CTCs. Figures cover pupils that were absent between September and May for each year