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Persistent absence is defined as the percentage of pupils enrolments equalling or
exceeding the threshold number of half-day absences (set to 20% of the national
average number of possible half-day sessions) over the Autumn and Spring terms
combined. The persistent absence threshold for Autumn and Spring 2008/09 was 52 or
more half-day sessions (so for all schools – for England overall – there were an average
of 260 half-days where the school was open in the Autumn and Spring terms).
In general, Hull schools have higher absence rates compared to the England average.
The overall authorised and unauthorised absence rate is 9.2% for Hull schools
combined compared to 7.3% for England. However, there is considerable variability
among the schools with absence rates ranging from 5% to almost 15%. The persistent
absence rates are considerably higher in Hull compared to England. One in ten pupils
missed 20% or more half-days in the Autumn and Spring terms for 2008/2009 compared
to 5.9% for England. Again, the percentages varied considerably among the schools
ranging from less than 2% for St Mary‟s to 16% for David Lister, 20% for Endeavour
High and 21% for Sir Henry Cooper.
Table 44: Absence and persistent absence, 2008/2009
School Absence (%), 2008/09
Overall absence Persistent absence
Hull Average 9.2 10.1
England Average 7.3 5.9
Andrew Marvell 8.0 8.6
Archbishop Sentamu 8.5 7.5
David Lister 11.9 15.9
Endeavour High 14.6 19.9
Hull Trinity House # 5.0 2.4
Kelvin Hall 7.4 7.0
Kingswood 9.7 11.9
Malet Lambert 6.8 5.0
Newland Girls # 8.2 10.6
Pickering High** 10.0 9.1
Sir Henry Cooper 14.2 21.2
St Mary‟s # 5.0 1.8
Sydney Smith 10.1 10.3
Winifred Holtby ## 11.1 13.2
# In a particular Locality but takes pupils from across Hull.
## In East Locality but takes pupils from mainly North and East Locality.
**Now closed.
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