Attendance

Did you know?

If a child has 90% attendance, it means they are absent from lessons for the equivalent of half a day every week
If their attendance stays at 90% during the academic year, they will miss a total of 4 weeks of school, which equates to nearly half a term
If their attendance stays at 90% from Year 1 to Year 6, they will have missed 27 weeks which is over half a school year
A child who is 10 minutes late every day will miss 30 hours of lessons during a year
Half of pupils who miss between 2-4 days in September will go on to miss nearly a month of school that year
Reception and Year 1 pupils who are often absent, have an 81% chance of reading below the expected level by the time they reach Year 2
By the end of Key Stage Two, pupils with a high level of absence have an increased chance of dropping out of secondary school
Only 33% of pupils with attendance of less than 50% go on to achieve 5+ GCSE's whereas over 80% of pupils with 100% attendance achieve 5+ GCSE's

These are all hard hitting facts! Please do your bit in supporting us with our mission to improve both attendance and punctuality.

Attendance over an academic year IT ALL ADDS UP!	Attendance	Number of days Present in school	Whole Days missed	Learning Hours Lost	Typical academic progress
Outstanding	100%	190 days	0 days	0 hours	Good progress
Excellent	99%	188 days	2 days	10 hours
Excellent	98%	186 days	4 days	20 hours
Good	97%	184 days	6 days	30 hours	Expected progress
Good	96%	182.5 days	7.5 days	37.5 hours
Good	95%	180.5 days	9.5 days	47.5 hours
Below Expected Identify pupils of concern and send a ‘nudge’ text/email to parents.	91-94%	177 days	13 days	65 hours	Slightly below expected progress
Cause for Concern Identify pupils of concern and send letter to parents. In some cases, offer a face to face meeting with parents to discuss concerns and identify support. Monitor over a five week period	90%	171 days	19 days	95 hours	Below expected progress
Cause for Concern For pupils of continued concern, refer to County and inform parents	89%	169 days	21 days	105 hours
Cause for Concern	88%	167 days	23 days	115 hours
Cause for Concern	87%	165 days	25 days	125 hours
Cause for Concern	86%	163 days	27 days	135 hours
Serious Cause For Concern	85%	161.5 days	28.5 days	142.6 hours	Well below expected progress
Serious Cause For Concern	84%	159.5 days	30.5 days	152.5 hours
Serious Cause For Concern	83%	158 days	32 days	160 hours
Serious Cause For Concern	82%	156 days	34 days	170 hours
Serious Cause For Concern	81%	154 days	36 days	180 hours

Each term, all children with 100% attendance are entered into a 'lottery' with the chance to win an exciting prize.

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