0.78% of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in 2004/05 (0.78 per cent in England)
0.8% of primary pupils with special educational needs statements inJanuary 2004 (1.6 per cent in England)
4.8% of primary pupils did not have English as their first language inJanuary 2005 (11.7 per cent in England)
9.2% of nursery and primary school pupils taking free school meals inJanuary 2005 (13.4 per cent in England)
The percentage of primary pupils with special educational needsstatements in Bournemouth is only half the national average, but Ofstedinspectors have said that 98.6 per cent of statements are completedwithin the expected 18-week period.
Source: Department for Education and Skills.
