Celebrating and Encouraging School Attendance

There are many ways that we celebrate and encourage school attendance. These include, but are not limited to:

- Class trophy - the class with the best attendance for the week will get the Attendance Trophy!

- Termly reward - the class with the most trophy wins will get an end of term reward e.g. trip to the park, cinema, bowling etc.

- 100% Attendance Day - this is a day where we aim to get 100% of pupils into school. Children could get things like a free school meal, entered into a raffle prize, or on occasion, get to throw a sponge at their teacher!

- 12 Days of Christmas - children who are in school for 12 consecutive Days in Decemeber get entered into a prize draw

- Most Improved - pupils who improve their attendance are rewarded with a certificate!

Working Together

We know that families sometimes face difficulties that affect attendance. Please speak to us early so that we can understand what is happening and work together to help. If we notice that your child's attendance dipping, here are the procedures that we will follow

Persistent Absentee (90% or less)

Children who miss 19 days in the school year (38 sessions) are classed by the Government as a persistent absentee. It's the same as 1 day every fortnight!

Children who are persistently absent from school (either authorised or unauthorised):

- Don't do as well as their peers in national tests.

- May find it harder to form friendship groups. 

School closely monitors every child's attendance, and will work closely with families whose children are on track to be a persistent absentee. Help and support is offered, and we ask that parents, in line with the Government's expectations, engage with school to ensure that their child doesn't miss out on their education. 

Summary Table of Responsibilities  

Children want to come to school!