Regular school attendance plays an important part in helping your child grow up to become a reliable and responsible person. There are now clear links between regular school attendance and children's attainment in later life.
Every Day Counts
365 Days in the Year | Only 190 of these are school days! | Absence from school |
100% Attendance | 190 days in school | 0 days |
95% Attendance | 180 days in school | Up to 2 weeks |
90% Attendance | 171 days in school | Up to 4 weeks |
85% Attendance | 161 days in school | Up to 6 weeks |
80% Attendance | 152 days in school | More than 1/2 a term |
75% Attendance | 143 days in school | 9+ weeks absence |
We aim for every child to achieve at least 96% attendance.
Our whole school attendance target is to achieve 96.5% or above.
Attendance Winners Spring Term 2023
Congratulation to Year 4, who have won the attendance award this term. Our attendance Team have organised a trip to Bill Quay Farm to celebrate their win! Well done.
Punctuality
Getting to school on time is part of learning to become a responsible and reliable person.
Our school day begins at 8:55am
If you are running late please telephone the school office on 0191 4210390
On arrival at school, please report to the school office so that your child can be marked in the register
10 Top Tips
get your school clothes ready the night before
pack your schoolbag and homework the night before
don't go to bed late
set the alarm clock/mobile phone 5 minutes earlier
enjoy your breakfast
don't watch television
get washed and dressed
leave for school at the same time each morning (set yourself a target time to leave the house and reward yourself for being on time!)
arrange to walk to school with a friend or,
arrange to meet your friends in the playground for a catch up before school
It is no coincidence that higher attendance leads to higher academic achievement and the Department for Education expect that each pupil should achieve at least 96% school attendance.
When we have concerns regarding individual pupil attendance we will invite you into school to our Attendance Panel. This is an opportunity for you to discuss your child's school attendance and where appropriate punctuality. From this point we may take the following steps to improve your child's school attendance/punctuality:
Place your child's school attendance on a four week monitoring period with a view to seeing an improvement
Contact your child's GP, with your consent, to establish if your child has medical needs which may prevent them from attending school
With your consent, make a referral to the school nursing team, to put in place a care plan to help establish good patterns of school attendance/punctuality
Where we feel, we have exhausted all supportive options, we will look to refer your child's school attendance to the Local Authority with a view to securing a fine or prosecution in the Magistrate's Court