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Table 2.7: Percentage attendance and absence by ethnic background(1),(2)
| number of
pupils | attendance | authorised absence | unauthorised absence | absence due to temporary exclusion |
|---|
White UK | 654,850 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
White Other | 8,870 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
Mixed | 5,190 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
Asian Indian | 2,220 | 92 | 6 | 1 | - |
|---|
Asian Pakistani | 8,740 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
Asian Bangladeshi | 490 | 91 | 7 | 2 | - |
|---|
Asian Chinese | 2,270 | 96 | 3 | 1 | - |
|---|
Asian other | 1,900 | 93 | 6 | 1 | - |
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Black Caribbean | 100 | 92 | 5 | 2 | 0.3 |
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Black African | 1,820 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
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Black Other | 510 | 90 | 8 | 2 | 0.1 |
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Occupational Traveller(1) | 170 | 88 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 |
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Gypsy traveller(1) | 410 | 77 | 15 | 8 | 0.1 |
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Other traveller(1) | 80 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 0.1 |
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Other | 2,240 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 |
|---|
Not disclosed/ not known | 7,050 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 0.2 |
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(1) Local authorities may mark traveller children as authorised absent, even when they are on extended leave, in order to keep a place for them on the school roll
(2) including S6. This information will be affected by differing reporting practices across local authorities.
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