Attendance & Punctuality

Attendance

Children are required to attend school for 190 days each year. If your child is ill please inform school by telephone or email on each day of absence by 9:15am, giving a reason for why your child will not be attending school. Messages may be left on the attendance voicemail if you are unable to get through to a member of the office team.

We monitor the attendance of our pupils regularly and believe a high level of attendance is vital in enabling children to make good progress at school.

Good attendance establishes good routines for later life and the working world, as well as giving children the opportunity to:

Make lots of friends and feel included
Increase their confidence and self esteem
Improve their social skills
Achieve their potential and fulfil their aspirations.

Research suggests that just 16 days of absence over an academic year (92% attendance) can equal an approximate drop of 30% in attainment.

Attendance during one school year	Equivalent number of days absent	Equivalent number of weeks absent	Equivalent number of lessons missed
95%	9	2	50
90%	19	4	100
85%	29	6	150
80%	38	8	200

Term Time Holiday

We cannot authorise any holiday related absence during term time. Family holidays should take place during the school holiday dates.

Exceptional Leave

Requests for exceptional leave should be sent to the school office with appropriate notice.

Punctuality

It is vital that children attend school on time each day, so they do not miss valuable learning time. Being 15 minutes late each day is equivalent to missing two weeks of school over an academic year. Being late can also be stressful for children and disrupt the learning of the rest of the class.

Minutes late each day	Equivalent amount of school time missed
5 minutes late	3.4 school days each year
10 minutes late	6.9 school days each year
15 minutes late	10.3 school days each year
20 minutes late	13.8 school days each year
30 minutes late	20.7 school days each year

Children arriving at school later than 8:50am should arrive via the school office to be marked in the register.