Attendance

Attendance 

Attendance Policies

 

Our target for every pupil is that over the whole year they achieve 96% attendance, that is no more than 7 days off in a year. The Government's national expectation is 96%. The following table shows the number of days off for each equivalent %.

We open the school gates at 8:45 am ot allow children to come into school and be ready for when the bell rings at 8:55am to signify the start of the school day. 

Our school day finishes at 3:15pm when we bring the children to the playgrounds / school doors for collection.

This provides 32 hours of school per week for each child.

As a school we are working very hard to make sure children do not have gaps in their understanding particularly in reading, writing and maths. Parents are reminded that they should not book holidays in term time as this has a significant effect on a child's progress.

%	Days Absent
85	29 days off
86	27 days off
87	25 days off
88	23 days off
89	21 days off
90	19 days off
91	17 days off
92	15 days off
93	13 days off
94	11 days off
95	9 days off
96	7 days off
97	5 days off
98	4 days off
99	2 days off
100	0 days off

 

School Attendance Target  2024/2025

Our target for attendance this year is 96%.  Evidence shows that good attendance is a key factor in enabling children to reach their potential.  We are committed to working with parents to improve our attendance and achieve our target.

Last year our overall attendance was 93.47%  
 

Absence  During Term Time

The Head teacher will not authorise any absence unless they are able to be deemed as exceptional circumstances. Before any leave is booked parents are asked to meet with the Head teacher to discuss and ,where applicable, provide evidence to support their application.  Parents will then be contacted to inform them whether the absence can be authorised or not.

As a school we are working extremely hard to improve the educational experience for children in our school and to maximise their progress and learning.  We ask that you continue to support us by ensuring that your children are in school every day during term time.
 

Requests for Absence from School in Exceptional Circumstances and Penalty Notices

You are required under the Education Act (1996) to ensure your child attends school regularly. If your child accrues 10 consecutive sessions of unauthorised absence you may be liable for a penalty notice (one day absence equals two sessions and a five day absence is equal to 10 sessions).

An unauthorised absence is any absence that the Head teacher has not given permission for or where an explanation has not been provided by the parents.

Where parents do not follow the school’s procedures of submitting a request and simply remove their child without seeking prior approval, a warning may not be given and you may be liable for a penalty notice.

If your request is declined or you do not follow the correct procedure and you still take your child out of school each parent within your household may be issued with a £160 penalty notice per parent, per child have taken out of school. If a penalty notice is paid within 21 days it will decrease to £80 per parent, per child.  If after 28 days it remains unpaid you may be summonsed to appear before Magistrates to explain why your child has unauthorised school absences and you may be liable for a fine of up to £1000.

From August 2024 if a second penalty notice is issued to the same parent for the same child(ren) wihtn a 3 year rolling period, the fine will be set at £160 per parent, per child with no discount available. A maximum of 2 penalty notices may be issued to a parent for the same child wihtin a 3 year rolling period. So, at the 3rd (or subsequent offnce) the Local Authority may proceed to prosecution or other legal intervention.  

It is important to note that this 3 year rolling period continues when changing from school to school including when pupils transition ot High School.