School Attendance
Bethan T James
May 2013
All Wales Data- Secondary
92.4
92.2
92.1
92.0
91.8
91.6
91.4
91.4
91.4
91.2
91.1
91.1
91.0
91.0
90.8
90.6
90.4
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Carmarthenshire
Wales
Regional Comparison- Secondary
94.0
93.7
93.5
93.0
92.5
92.5
92.6
92.1
92.0
Ceredigion
91.5
91.0
91.7
Pembrokeshire
91.4
91.3
91.1
91.1
91.4
91.0
Wales
90.7
90.5
90.0
89.5
89.0
2009/10
2010/11
Carmarthenshire
2011/12
All Wales Data- Primary
94.0
93.8
93.8
93.7
93.6
93.4
93.3
Carmarthenshire
93.2
93.1
Wales
93.1
93.0
92.9
92.8
92.6
92.4
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Regional Comparison- Primary
95.5
95.0
94.5
94.9
94.4
94.3
94.0
93.9
93.8
93.7
Pembrokeshire
93.5
93.0
Ceredigion
93.1
Carmarthenshire
93.3
93.2
93.1
Wales
92.9
92.7
92.5
92.0
91.5
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Attainment comparison of
Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion
600
502.6
470
500
400
300
200
100
69.5 77.6
36.5
54.5
74.3 81.7
68.4 76.7
48.7
52
0
% 5 or more GCSE
grades A-C
Average point score % pupils receiving
of pupils aged 15 (all Teacher Assessment
subjects)
in Welsh First
Language (Key Stage
3***)
% Key Stage 2**
pupils achieving
Core* Subject
Indicator
% Key Stage 3 pupils
achieving Core*
Subject Indicator
% Key Stage 4#
pupils achieving
`Core`* subject
indicator
.2
9
15
1
2
E lig ib le fo r F S M
8
N o t e lig ib le fo r F S M
.4
8
.2
10
5
.9
6
7
8
0
3
0
.6
1
.3
.2
3
.7
0
6
5
1
Absence Percentage
FSM Pupils need to attend more
regularly
P rim a ry S c h o o ls
Un-authorised Absence
Un-authorised Absence
Authorised Absence
Authorised Absence
Un-authorised Absence
Un-authorised Absence
Authorised Absence
Authorised Absence
0
S e c o n d a ry S c h o o ls
F re e S c h o o l M e a ls a n d A tte n d a n c e 2 0 1 0 /1 1
S o u rc e : P L A S C D a ta 2 0 1 2
FSM pupils attendance and attainment
90
80
E lig ib le
N ot
fo r
e lig ib le
FSM
fo r
FSM
Attain ment Percentage
70
60
50
40
30
20
F re e
School
S o u rc e :
M e a ls
PLASC
and
D a ta
A v e ra g e
2012
Wale s
Age 14-15
Wale s
Age 5-6
Carmarthenshire
Age 5-6
0
Carmarthenshire
Age 14-15
10
A tt a in m e n ts
2 0 1 0 /1 1
% of pupils attending less than 80% of
the time (= 1,400 pupils)
12.0
10.0
9.6
8.9
9.3
8.8
8.5
8.6
8.1
8.0
6.8
Secondary
Wales Secondary
6.0
Primary
Wales Primary
4.0
3.8
3.4
4.2
3.7
3.3
2.9
2.6
2.0
0.0
2009
2010
2011
2012
What can we do?
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Have a whole authority approach.
Engage with parents when pupils are absent.
Whole school approaches are best practice.
Monitor data weekly, monthly and termly.
Utilise the Pupil Deprivation Grant.
Remodel the Education Welfare Service to
provide more intensive support for pupils
attending less than 80% of the time.
New Education Welfare Service
Significant
Welfare Concerns
3 x Senior Practitioner: Schools
3
High Welfare
Concerns
Non- attendance
issues
4 x Social Worker: Schools
2
1
8 x Family Engagement workers