Does Attendance Really Matter?
What does Good School Attendance look like?
We take school absence very seriously. We identify students whose attendance drops below 96% and provide support to help improve this. We will contact any family whose child’s attendance drops below 90% which is the persistent absence threshold. It is important that parents/carers and school work together to reduce absence and prevent legal action being taken as a result of persistent absence.
We categorise levels of attendance into red, amber and green.
GREEN - 100%. Excellent attendance above the national expected average, ideally where all children should aim to be.
AMBER - 96.7% or above. Good attendance - in line with or above national expected average.
RED - below 96.7%. Attendance below expected level. We will monitor the child’s attendance and if we do not see an improvement we will contact you by letter. A copy of your child’s attendance record is available, on request, from the school office and a copy will be provided with your child’s annual report in the Summer term.
Punctuality Matters!
Arriving on time for school is important as late arrivals are disruptive for the class and can be embarrassing for the child who is late. Children can also miss important information during registration including the plan for the day.
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Gates open at 8.40am
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Classroom doors open at 8.45am
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Late arrival is between 8.55am and 9.15am
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Arrival after 9.15am is recorded as unauthorised. 20 late arrivals can trigger an FPN especially if your child also has other unauthorised absence!
We understand that school mornings can be hectic, but … Did you know?
Being 15 minutes late each day is the same as missing two weeks of school!
Thank you for supporting and helping with our school attendance.
If you need to report an absence, please call 01452 722967 and leave a message, or send a message via ParentMail, thank you.
If you would like some support with your child’s attendance or punctuality, you can contact your child’s class teacher (all email addresses are available here).
Further information regarding school attendance is available in the Attendance Policy.
Please note that, following changes to regulations, schools are only permitted to authorise absences (including holidays) in exceptional circumstances.
Removing your child from school for an extended period or your child having multiple unauthorised absences (including late arrivals) could result in a Fixed Penalty Notice being issued.