Attendance

We believe it is vitally important that children attend school promptly and that absence is kept to an absolute minimum.  There is a strong correlation between high attendance at school and excellent performance and progress.  

ATTENDANCE FACTS

The Department Of Education expects individual schools to have an overall attendance percentage of 96% or above. At the moment ours is below this target and this simply is not acceptable. We must work harder together to get our attendance percentage higher.

Attendance 96% or above

Less than 8.5 days absence a year- Excellent attendance

Pupils with this attendance should achieve the best that they can.

95%

Less than 10 days absence in a year- OK attendance

Pupils with this attendance are more likely to achieve their targets.

90%

20 days absence over the year- Not good attendance

Pupils with this attendance are missing approximately a month (20 days) of school per year and may fall behind in Maths, Literacy and other subjects. It will be difficult for them to achieve their best.

85%

30 days absence in a year- Not good attendance

These pupils are missing approximately 6 weeks of school a year. It will be very difficult for them to keep up and achieve their best.

80%

Pupils with this attendance are missing a day for every week of school- Not good attendance

It will be almost impossible to keep up with their work. Parents of pupils with this level of attendance will be well known to the Education Welfare Officer (Targeted Support Team).

Holidays are not considered to be exceptional circumstances and under Government advice and guidance from the Borough of Poole we are unable to authorise any holidays in term time. Holidays taken in term time will be subject to a fixed penalty fine.

Each case will be reviewed independently. Please be aware if days are unauthorised this could result in a penalty notice being requested.  Failure to pay can result in Court action.

 Illness

If your child is unwell please telephone the school by 9.15am each day of absence.  

All absence from school will be followed up by our front office staff.

If you are unsure as to send in your child due to the type of illness please refer to the following guidelines as published by Public Health England September 2014

If your child has sickness and diarrhoea you should keep your child at home 48 hours from the last episode to stop the illness spreading to other children.

Good Attendance

We want to reward our children who have good attendance. At the end of every half term every child who has 98% attendance or above will receive a certificate and will have their name entered into a prize draw to win a £20 Build A Bear voucher.

Congratulations

Our Build A Bear prize winner for 100% attendance in the Spring 2 half term.

Our Build A Bear prize winner for 98% attendance in the Summer 1 term

Our Build A Bear prize winner for 96% attendance or above in the Summer 2 term

Please find below the Borough of Poole Education Welfare Service leaflet