§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in(a) Suffolk county council and (b) Bury St. Edmunds constituency played truant from school in each of the last five years. [187179]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information requested is as follows:
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Bury St. Edmunds Academic year (September to May) Compulsory school age Number of pupils that missed at least a half day due to unauthorised Average sessions missed per pupil due to unauthorised absence Percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence Attendance (Percentage) 2000 5,191 220 9 0.1 95 1999 4,632 223 7 0.1 96 Secondary 2003 9,714 1,444 13 0.7 94 2002 9,722 957 14 0.4 94 2001 9,588 727 13 0.3 93 2000 9,392 644 11 0.3 94 1999 9,163 692 10 0.2 94