We track good attendance in Friday assemblies, presenting a trophy to the class with the highest attendance that week. We also talk about punctuality and reinforce, be on time at 10 to 9 with the children. School starts at 8.50am. Attendance data for every class is added to our weekly newsletter.
Persistent Absence
Every term we report attendance data to the School Governors.
Attendance figures which fall below 90% is regarded as persistent absence.
If a child falls below 90% attendance we work with the Local Authority Attendance team to set attendance targets, support and give advice where needed.
Children who are too ill to come to school or may pass infection to others should not attend. When children are absent from school we ask parents to inform the school office by 9.00am on the first day of absence. We contact parents if we don’t hear from you.
Do You Know Your Child’s Attendance Figures?
How does your child compare?
Attendance during one school year | Equals this number of days absent | Which is approximately this many weeks absent | Which means this number of lessons are missed |
100% | 0 days | 0 weeks | 0 lessons |
95% | 10 days | 2 weeks | 40 lessons |
90% | 19 days | 4 weeks | 80 lessons |
80% | 38 days | 8 weeks | 160 lessons |
70% | 57 days | 11.5 weeks | 230 lessons |
Frequent absence can add up to a considerable amount of lost learning and can seriously disadvantage your child in adult life.
Leave of absence will be given for attendance at medical or dental appointments. However, where possible, such appointments should be made outside of school.
Why is punctuality so important?
Why?
It is a GREAT START to the day, putting your child in a positive frame of mind to make the most of the day’s learning and activities. Punctuality is linked to good attendance, and as we know, good attenders have more opportunities and therefore achieve more!
Also…
It helps your child greet their friends before school ready for a calm, focussed start to learning, which leads to improved self confidence and therefore SUCCESS!
Types of Lateness
Registers close at 9am. Persistent lates will lose this time and be unauthorised from 9.20am.
Late before register closes: Your child is only a few minutes late, but if they have missed the opportunity to say hello and catch up with friends, they are likely to feel unsettled and embarrassed as they start morning lessons.
Late after register closes: This counts as an unauthorised absence and will show on your child’s attendance record. Not only has your child missed the chance to meet with their friends before school, they are likely to have missed the start of lessons and could feel un-settled, embarrassed and much less confident as the lesson moves on.
Did you realise minutes late soon leads to missing days.
Minutes late per day | Equivalent of Missing |
5 minutes | 3.4 school days a year |
10 minutes | 6.9 school days a year |
15 minutes | 10.3 school days a year |
20 minutes | 13.8 school days a year |
30 minutes | 20.7 school days a year |
Please ensure your child arrives at school on time every day. School starts at 8.50am
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