Wadworth Primary School
Attendance
If a child of compulsory school age is registered at a school it is essential that they attend school regularly to allow a child to fulfil their potential.
As a school we want all our children to achieve and we are constantly looking at ways of improving our systems for that to happen. One of the systems we have been reviewing is attendance.
For a school to be considered to have good attendance we must have attendance of at least 97%.
Our current school attendance is 94.5%.
We are concerned about this and is a key target for our school to improve attendance. We can only achieve this by working together.
We are implementing attendance steps which will be in line with Government Guidance. The steps will involve a series of three letters which will be sent if your child’s attendance becomes a cause of concern.
Letter One Sent to parents to notify that their child's attendance is below that of 90%.
Letter Two Sent to parents where attendance continues to be a concern.
Letter Three Sent to parents to arrange a meeting to support improvement.
Every single day a child is absent from school equates to a day of lost learning.
Attendance percentages can be misleading. For some parents 90% attendance may seem like an acceptable level of attendance. However, the reality is that 90% attendance means that your child will miss half a day of school each week or 19 days of school during the school year. That is nearly four school weeks.
If you would like any advice or support in this matter please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Every school day counts towards your child’s future. Days off school add up to lost learning.
In total there are 175 non-school days a year. This gives families the opportunity to:
- spend time together
- go on family visits
- go on holiday
- go on days out
- attend routine appointments
The law says that parents do not have the right to take their child out of school for holidays during term time and can only request leave of absence due to exceptional circumstances. If you take your child on holiday during term-time without the schools authorisation this will be recorded as unauthorised absence and may result in action being taken against parents or carers.
Please find more information here: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/holidays-during-term-time
And here: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/attendance-and-pupil-welfare-service
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