Regular attendance at school promotes well-being and gives children the best chance of learning and reaching their potential. Pupils should attend school every day the school is open unless the reason for the absence is unavoidable.

Good attendance and punctuality are important because children: 

• Get on better with learning and other children. 
• Cope better with school routines, work and friendships. 
• Find learning easier because they do not miss out. 
• Are more successful moving between primary school, secondary school, higher education and employment or training. 
• Are known to be safe and well. 

Research shows a direct link between high attendance and doing well at school.

All children have the right to an education. Missing school or being frequently late for schools means children miss out on vital lessons and learning time. 

The tables below show how being late and having days off school impact on attendance. 

If you have any issues that may be impacting on your child’s attendance. We will do our best to support you and find a solution to the problem. The Educational Welfare Officer will get involved with persistent absentees.

What should you do? Contact us on 0116 2512686 option1 to leave a message about an absence. Make an appointment to see Mrs Cooper if you have any questions about attendance or you want to discuss a planned absence from school. 

• We contact parents on the first day of an absence when we have not been contacted by you first. This is usually by text message.
• We write to you if we have any concerns over attendance and punctuality.
• We ask for evidence of absences, especially where attendance is low.