Truancy reaches record levels in primary schools [guardian.co.uk]
- Published: 29 March 2011
Truancy in England's state primary schools reached record levels last year, official figures show.
Primary-age pupils missed 0.67% of school sessions due to "unauthorised absence" in 2009-10 – almost a 5% increase on 2008-09, when it stood at 0.64%.
The overall truancy rate for all schools in England dropped marginally to 1.04%, from 1.05% the year before, according to statistics published by the Department for Education.
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