Attendance
Good attendance is vital for children to achieve well and be happy at school. Children who are absent regularly may fall behind or be unhappy coming to school. It is part of our school ethos that good attendance is expected and rewarded.
If your child has better than 97% attendance at school they are doing very well. The national average is about 96%. Children with 80% attendance will miss an average of one day a week and two years of school by the time they are in Year 11. Similarly, attendance of 90% may sound good but it is still half a day a week and a year of missed education by the time they are 16. This is time that will be impossible to make up.
Attendance Description
98% - 100% Excellent
96% - 97% Good
93% - 95% Satisfactory
90% - 92% Unsatisfactory
Below 90% Persistent Absence
Absences
If your child is not present at school by 9:15am on the first day of absence please phone school (01434 632 191) or send an email ([email protected]). It is important that we know where your child is. We will phone you if we are unsure as to why your child is absent.
Your child should not be kept away from school:
As a School we will inform you if:
Term Time Holidays
We can help
Your children are very important to us all and deserve the best possible education. BUT sometimes things go wrong. If you are having any problems around attendance please come in and speak to us.
Education Welfare Officer (EWO)
An Education Welfare Officer who works for the Local Authority checks our registers regularly and will be in touch with you if your child fails to attend school on a regular basis.
If your child has better than 97% attendance at school they are doing very well. The national average is about 96%. Children with 80% attendance will miss an average of one day a week and two years of school by the time they are in Year 11. Similarly, attendance of 90% may sound good but it is still half a day a week and a year of missed education by the time they are 16. This is time that will be impossible to make up.
Attendance Description
98% - 100% Excellent
96% - 97% Good
93% - 95% Satisfactory
90% - 92% Unsatisfactory
Below 90% Persistent Absence
Absences
If your child is not present at school by 9:15am on the first day of absence please phone school (01434 632 191) or send an email ([email protected]). It is important that we know where your child is. We will phone you if we are unsure as to why your child is absent.
Your child should not be kept away from school:
- to visit relatives
- for long weekends
- for shopping trips
- for birthday treats
As a School we will inform you if:
- your child is not attending
- your child is frequently late
Term Time Holidays
- Under new guidance from the DfE, any request for a holiday during term time must be authorised by the school and we are only allowed to authorise term time holidays in exceptional circumstances.
We can help
Your children are very important to us all and deserve the best possible education. BUT sometimes things go wrong. If you are having any problems around attendance please come in and speak to us.
Education Welfare Officer (EWO)
An Education Welfare Officer who works for the Local Authority checks our registers regularly and will be in touch with you if your child fails to attend school on a regular basis.