Attendance

Attendance has a direct link to attainment; there is clear evidence that poor attendance has a very negative impact on children’s learning and progress at school.

If a child is not in school regularly they are not fully accessing the curriculum and learning opportunities available to them.

Please notify the school office if your child cannot attend school.

Attending school every day equates to 100% 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 weeks
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.


 

 

It is a legal requirement for parents to ensure children attend school regularly and arrive on time.