Attendance

Attendance during 1 year  

Days lost  

This equates to:         

95% attendance

9 Days

nearly 2 weeks

90% attendance

19 days

nearly 4 weeks

85% attendance

29 days

nearly 6 week

80% attendance

38 days

nearly 8 weeks

75% attendance

48 days

nearly 10 weeks

70% attendance

57 days

nearly 11.5 weeks

65% attendance

67 days

nearly 13.5 weeks

100%

No Days Absence

Excellent!  A child can take advantage of all learning opportunities.

98%

1 – 4 Days Absence

Very good – this will help all aspects of their progress in school.

97%-98%

5 Days Absence = a school week

Satisfactory attendance.  A child should reach their full potential.

93%-96.9%

8 – 14 Days Absence or more

If a child has more than 8 days absence from school they may fail to make expected progress.

Below  93%

15 Days Absence  = 3 school weeks

Unacceptable – Children may find there are gaps in their learning and it is difficult to achieve their best.

Below 90% -

Government

Guidelines -

Classed as

Persistent Absentee

20 Days Absence = 4 school weeks

Unacceptable – Persistent Absentee.  A child will find it difficult to catch up on missed learning and will be unlikely to achieve their best. 

Below 90% attendance may lead to the

involvement of the Local Authority.

Below 82%

30 Days Absence = 5 school weeks

Children with this level of attendance are missing the equivalent of a week’s school every half term!  This is a serious concern and will be having a

negative effect on attainment and progress.

The school will ask the Local Authority to

support them to take action against parents/carers to ensure improved attendance.