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Plymouth schools - key facts and figures
Plymouth Local Authority has 97 maintained educational establishments(source: May 2010 school census) which can be divided into the following main types of school:
Type of school |
Number of schools |
Number on roll (May 2010) |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery schools | 2 | 194 |
| Primary phase schools | 68 | 18,702 |
| Secondary schools | 16 | 17,982 |
| Special schools | 8 | 607 |
| Pupil referral units | 3 | 159 |
| Totals | 97 | 37,644 |
Please note that the numbers of primary schools include four infant and three junior schools. Dual registered pupils are counted in main schools only. Special schools include the hospital school as well.
Annual school absence
Plymouth school absence is recorded as either authorised or unauthorised absence. These figures are taken from the school census which is collected by the Department for Education (DfE). Please note that a school day is split into two sessions (morning and afternoon). The following figures show the percentage of absence sessions missed due to authorised or unauthorised reasons in schools.
Primary school absence (percentage of sessions missed)
Year |
Authorised absence |
Unauthorised absence |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | 5.07 | 0.37 per cent | 5.44 per cent |
| 2007/2008 | 5.2 per cent | 0.3 per cent | 5.50 per cent |
| 2006/2007 | 5.1 per cent | 0.3 per cent | 5.39 per cent |
| 2005/2006 | 5.7 per cent | 0.3 per cent | 5.95 per cent |
| 2004/2005 | 5.3 per cent | 0.3 per cent | 5.60 per cent |
Secondary school absence (percentage of sessions missed)
Year |
Authorised absence |
Unauthorised absence |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | 6.18 per cent | 1.05 per cent | 7.24 per cent |
| 2007/2008 | 6.3 per cent | 0.9 per cent | 7.26 per cent |
| 2006/2007 | 6.9 per cent | 1.1 per cent | 8.05 per cent |
| 2005/2006 | 7.1 per cent | 0.9 per cent | 8.48 per cent |
| 2004/2005 | 7.1 per cent | 0.9 per cent | 8.0 per cent |
Primary and secondary combined school absence (percentage of sessions missed)
Year |
Authorised absence |
Unauthorised absence |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | 5.62 per cent | 0.7 per cent | 6.32 per cent |
| 2007/2008 | 5.73 per cent | 0.64 per cent | 6.37 per cent |
| 2006/2007 | 5.99 per cent | 0.72 per cent | 6.71 per cent |
