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<p>The Department for Education publishes statistics on England only. Information
on unauthorised pupil absence in St Albans constituency has been provided in the following
table. Pupil absence rates at regional and local authority level are available in
the local authority tables in the absence statistical first release for each year[1].</p><p>
</p><p>We know from evidence that pupils who have regular attendance at school are
four times more likely to achieve five or more A*-C grades at GCSE including English
and maths than those pupils who are persistently absent[2]. This is why the Department
for Education reduced the threshold at which pupils are classified as being persistently
absent, from 20 to 15 per cent of school missed. This measure enables schools to identify
earlier those pupils with troubling attendance patterns, and to do something about
them.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, we increased the level of the school attendance penalty
fines of £50 and £100 to £60 and £120 respectively; and in 2013 reduced the overall
timescales for paying fines from 42 to 28 days. Our reforms are working. In 2012/13
persistent absence was 300,895 pupils – a fall of almost a third from 2010. 130,000
fewer pupils are now persistent absentees.</p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="7">STATE-FUNDED PRIMARY, STATE-FUNDED SECONDARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS (1)(2)(3)(4):</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE RATES (5)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Academic years 2009/10 - 2012/13</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">St Albans parliamentary
constituency</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td>Unauthorised absence rate (5)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td> </td><td>0.7</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td> </td><td>0.6</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td> </td><td>0.6</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td> </td><td>0.6</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>Source:
School Census</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3">(1) Includes middle schools as deemed.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(2) Includes primary academies, including
free schools.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td
colspan="10">(3) Includes city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including
free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools.</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="17">(4)
Includes maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies.
Excludes general hospital schools, independent special schools and independent schools
approved for SEN pupils.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(5) The number of sessions
missed due to unauthorised absence expressed as a percentage of the total number of
possible sessions.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>[1]<a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-pupil-absence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-pupil-absence</a></p><p>[2]<a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/183445/DFE-RR171.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/183445/DFE-RR171.pdf</a></p>
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