School Attendance
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 |
100% |
0 days |
0 weeks |
0 lessons |
If attendance is greater than 96% and punctuality is good each half term, this is celebrated. |
96%-99% |
No more than 8 days |
Up to 1 ½ Weeks |
No more than 37 lessons |
|
95% |
9 days |
2 weeks |
50 lessons |
Awareness letter sent home informing child has fallen below school target 96%. |
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. |
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. |
80% |
38 days |
8 weeks |
200 lessons |