Welfare Call School Support Service
This service consists of three comprehensive elements;
First Day Absence Follow Up.
Each morning the school sends Welfare Call a list of pupils who have not received the registration mark that morning,
either by fax or email. We then contact the parent/carer of the child to determine the reason why,
which is then reported back to the school.
We do not send automated messages, this is a personal service with trained
operators speaking on behalf of the school.
Pupil Absence in Schools in England - Spring Term 2010
| MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND STATE-FUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS (1)(2): | ||||
| RATES OF ABSENCE | ||||
| Spring Term: 2007 - 2010 | ||||
| England | ||||
| Spring Term 2007 | Spring Term 2008 | Spring Term 2009 | Spring Term 2010 | |
| Maintained Primary and State-funded Secondary Schools (1) (2) | ||||
| Number of pupil enrolments (3) | 6,320,720 | 6,171,330 | 6,173,690 | 6,154,550 |
| Percentage of half days missed due to: (4) | ||||
| Authorised absence | 6 | 5.25 | 5.08 | 4.81 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.06 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.12 |
| Overall absence | 7.07 | 6.26 | 6.18 | 5.92 |
| Maintained Primary Schools (1) | ||||
| Number of pupil enrolments (3) | 3,348,140 | 3,291,550 | 3,271,870 | 3,271,400 |
| Percentage of half days missed due to: (4) | ||||
| Authorised absence | 5.32 | 4.77 | 4.61 | 4.48 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.67 | 0.74 |
| Overall absence | 5.89 | 5.33 | 5.28 | 5.22 |
| State-funded Secondary Schools (1) (2) | ||||
| Number of pupil enrolments (3) | 2,972,580 | 2,879,780 | 2,901,820 | 2,883,160 |
| Percentage of half days missed due to: (4) | ||||
| Authorised absence | 6.78 | 5.82 | 5.6 | 5.17 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.56 |
| Overall absence | 8.4 | 7.32 | 7.2 | 6.73 |
| Source: School Census DfE: Pupil Absence in Schools in England - Spring Term 2010 | ||||
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. | ||||
| (2) Includes maintained secondary schools, city technology colleges and academies (including all through academies). | ||||
| (3) Includes pupils aged 5 to 15 who were on roll for at least one session during the spring term, even if they are no longer on the school roll, excluding boarders. Pupils may be counted more than once, if they were registered at more than one school, or moved schools during the term. See Technical Notes 11 and 12. | ||||
| (4) The number of sessions of authorised/unauthorised/overall absence expressed as a percentage of the total number of possible sessions. | ||||
| Totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. | ||||