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Percentage of children in need who are persistent absentees (3207) Metric type
- Help text
- This metric is a measure of absence from school for children in need during Autumn, Spring and Summer terms. Persistent absentees are defined when a pupil misses (or is absent from) 10% or more possible school sessions. Counted in sessions, where 1 session is equivalent to half-a-day. This definition changed at the start of the 2015/16 academic year (previously 15% or more sessions).
This measure helps us to understand whether children in need (CIN) as a group are attending school. This is something local authorities collect and understand for other groups of vulnerable children. Figures are based on children in need aged 5 to 16 inclusive. It excludes children who were looked after at any point during the period reported, but includes looked after children who were also the subject of a child protection plan during the same period.
- Modified
- 22 Apr 2024
- Data last updated
- 23 Apr 2024
- Short label
- CIN, % persistent absentees
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 1
- Polarity
- a low value is good
- Measure
- Per cent
- Dataset
- Number of school age children in need at 31 March by absence from school
- Source
- Department for Education
- is found in the following lists
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