§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the level of truancy in each London education authority. [20392]
§ Mr. Robin SquireRates of unauthorised absence for maintained primary and secondary schools in each London education authority for the 1994–95 school year up to and including 26 May 1995 are given in the following table:
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Unauthorised absence in maintained primary schools in the 1994–95 school year LEA Percentage of half days missed Average number of half days missed per absent pupil Inner London Corporation of London 0.6 6 Camden 1.5 15 Greenwich 1.7 16 Hackney 1.6 15 Hammersmith and Fulham 1.5 15 Islington 0.9 11 Kensington and Chelsea 1.1 11 Lambeth 1.9 14 Lewisham 1.2 12 Southwark 1.8 15 Tower Hamlets 2.1 14 Wandsworth 0.7 10
Unauthorised absence in maintained primary schools in the 1994–95 school year LEA Percentage of half days missed Average number of half days missed per absent pupil Westminster 1.5 14 Outer London Barking and Dagenham 1.6 13 Barnet 0.4 10 Bexley 0.3 7 Brent 0.8 9 Bromley 0.3 9 Croydon 0.5 9 Ealing 0.5 10 Enfield 0.5 12 Haringey 1.8 15 Harrow 0.4 8 Havering 0.2 6 Hillingdon 1.1 9 Hounslow 0.7 10 Kingston upon Thames 0.4 9 Merton 0.7 11 Newham 2.8 17 Redbridge 0.7 10 Richmond upon Thames 0.2 7 Sutton 0.2 9 Waltham Forest 1.1 11 England average 0.5 10 Source:
The National Pupil Absence Tables 1995, DfEE, November 1995.
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Unauthorised absence in maintained secondary schools in the 1994–95 school year LEA Percentage of half days missed Average number of half days missed per absent pupil Inner London Corporation of London n/a n/a Camden 2.2 26 Greenwich 1.8 31 Hackney 3.3 28 Hammersmith and Fulham 2.9 33 Islington 3.1 37 Kensington and Chelsea 2.4 19 Lambeth 2.1 20 Lewisham 2.1 26 Southwark 3.3 28 Tower Hamlets 3.6 25 Wandsworth 2.1 33 Westminster 2.6 20 Greater London Barking and Dagenham 2.8 48 Barnet 0.3 12 Bexley 0.9 34 Brent 1.2 21 Bromley 0.5 16 Croydon 0.5 16 Ealing 1.3 29 Enfield 0.4 19 Haringey 1.9 38 Harrow 0.5 27 Havering 0.7 14 Hillingdon 1.5 24 Hounslow 1.0 28 Kingston upon Thames 0.4 17 Merton 1.8 27 Newham 3.6 43 Redbridge 0.4 15
Unauthorised absence in maintained secondary schools in the 1994–95 school year LEA Percentage of half days missed Average number of half days missed per absent pupil Richmond upon Thames 0.8 17 Sutton 0.3 12 Waltham Forest 1.9 22 England average 1.0 22 Source:
The National Pupil Absence Tables 1995, DfEE, November 1995.