Attendance Facts

We know that consistent school attendance is so important for your child; the benefits for them are immeasurable. Their attendance at primary school can even affect how they do in secondary school. To put attendance percentage into perspective, we have converted percentages to a weekly equivalent and even further to express daily lessons missed:

• Attendance of 95% for the year equals 10 days that your child has been absent- that is two school weeks of your child’s learning missed for that year. If we consider that children are taught 4-6 lessons a day, then 10 days absence over the course of the school year equates to 40-60 lessons missed. 
• Attendance of 90% for the year equals 19 days that your child has been absent, that is almost 4 weeks of school missed, or 76-114 lessons missed.
• Attendance of 85% for the year equals 29 days that your child has been absent, that is almost 6 school weeks missed (nearly the equivalent of the summer holidays) or 116-174 lessons missed.

 · Attendance of 80% for the year equals 38 days absent per year, that is over 7 school weeks or 152-228 lessons missed!

Punctuality Matters Being frequently late for school adds up to lost learning

 · Arriving 5 minutes late every day adds up to over 3 days lost each year

 · Arriving 15 minutes late every day adds up to 2 weeks absence a year

· Arriving 30 minutes late every adds up to 19 days absence a year

If, for any reason, you require support getting your child into school, please do let us know. Contact the school and we can arrange a meeting with a member of the Senior Leadership Team to discuss how best we can support you and next steps.