01/12/23

This weeks attendance is 92.31%.

Our whole school attendance from September to now is 94.50%. ​

This weeks winners of the gold trophy for best attendance is 6W have won the gold with 98% Followed up very closely is  5SB with the silver trophy at 97%.

FANTASTIC WELL DONE EVERYONE!! 

Attendance Competition time

Prize is a family ticket to the Odean cinema in Merry Hill

From 27th November to 6th December

Letters will be displayed on the bagel stand.

Remember you have to be here every day and on time to enter!!

Winner will be selected on Wednesday 6th December 2023.

Remember at the end of Autumn Term, if you attend every day and on time you will be invited to the attendance party on the last day of term and get the chance to win one of our amazing bikes.

Please ensure that your child is at school on time every day. Children, like us,  prefer to be on time, as you can imagine walking into a room full of people late is not a good start to the day.

School doors are open at 8.40am. If you are late for school and have to enter through the front office your child will get a late mark against them.

School and Parent/Carer partnership:

• Create good life time habits and only keep your child absent from school if it is absolutely necessary.

• If your child is absent please contact the school on the first day. Prolonged unexplained absence may trigger safeguarding concerns.

• Please report any changes to personal information including address or contact numbers. It is important we have two emergency contact numbers.
• If you child’s attendance is poor or there are ongoing medical conditions, please provide medical evidence when at all possible so that we are in a position to authorise absence and support your child.
• If there are any concerns, please arrange an appointment to speak to a member of staff.

ATTENDANCE- EVERY SINGLE DAY COUNTS

It is incredibly important that your child attends school every day they can. It makes a real difference to the chances of them reaching the ‘Expected Level’ at KS2 and then their GCSEs.

We focus on rewarding those children who attend every day. We will work to support any families that are struggling with attendance. 

SUCCESS FOR THOSE WITH 100% ATTENDANCE

Nationally, if your son/daughter attends school every single day then the chances of them reaching the ‘Expected Standard’ at KS2 is 96%.

By the time they sit there GCSEs they have a 4 in 5 chances of passing five GCSEs including English and Maths.

IF YOUR CHILD MISSES ONE DAY A FORTNIGHT ON AVERAGE OR 3 A HALF TERM

Nationally, if your son/daughter attends school most days but misses one a fortnight or a couple every month then their chances of reaching the ‘Expected Standard’ at KS2 drops to just 70%

By the time they sit their GCSEs the chances of them passing five GCSEs including English and Maths drops to just 53%

IF YOUR CHILD MISSES MORE THAN A WEEK A TERM

Nationally, if your son/daughter misses more than a week of school per term then their chances of meeting the ‘Expected Standard’ at KS2 drop to just 48.5%

By the time they sit their GCSEs the chances of them passing five GCSEs including English and Maths drops to just 25%

Illness

If your son/daughter is not well enough for school then contact the school and we will support you in anyway we can. If they are in hospital we can liaise with their education team. 

If your son/daughter is persistently absent then we will meet with you to discuss any barriers which are stopping good attendance.

Only keep your child absent from school if it is a genuine illness, your child will fall behind if they do not attend and forming good habits in life will help them build resilience.