HC Deb 11 March 2004 vol 418 cc1739-43W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many half-days have been lost owing to unauthorised absence of pupils in(a) Greater London and (b) each London borough in each year since 1997 (i) in absolute terms and (ii) as a proportion of the total number of half-days. [158454]

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

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

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

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