School Attendance
At St John’s C.E Primary School we promote outstanding attendance!
Our team work closely with our families to ensure all of our children attend school regularly and on time. Excellent attendance ensures our children access a full and rich curriculum alongside their peers enabling them to thrive and achieve their full potential.
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Attendance during one school year |
Equals this number of days absent in year |
Which is approximately this many weeks |
Which means this many lessons missed |
Action |
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100% |
0 days |
0 weeks |
0 lessons |
If attendance is greater than 96% and punctuality is good each half term, this is celebrated. |
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96%-99% |
No more than 8 days |
Up to 1 ½ Weeks |
No more than 37 lessons |
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95% |
9 days |
2 weeks |
50 lessons |
Awareness letter sent home informing child has fallen below school target 96%. |
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90% |
19 days |
4 weeks |
100 lessons |
A letter will be sent home and attendance will be monitored for improvement. If there is not improvement, then parents/carers will be invited in for a meeting. |
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85% |
29 days |
6 weeks |
150 lessons |
Next steps dependent on improvement, situation and engagement. Parents invited to attend meeting with Attendance Officer and SLT. Step 1 – first notice given to parents. Step 2 – 15 day notice warning issued. Step 3 – Application for legal action made. |
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80% |
38 days |
8 weeks |
200 lessons |