It’s good to see that our attendance has improved, even if it’s just by a little. Our average for the year so far is 95.7% – we’re just short of our target of 96.0%. Year 3 attendance is great – it’s much higher than other classes, and they’ve even managed to increase this further – fantastic!
- Well done to Reception and Year 6, who have all improved their attendance in recent weeks.
- Well done to Year 2, whose attendance (along with Year 3) is considerably higher than the other classes.
Here’s a breakdown of the classes’ attendance, in order:
- Year 3: 97.3%
- Year 2: 96.7%
- Year 4: 95.9%
- Year 5: 95.7%
- Year 6: 95.2%
- Year 1: 94.7%
- Reception: 94.5%
A couple of points to bear in mind:
All of the children who have made most progress in Year 2 and in Year 6 (the end of Key Stage One and Key Stage Two) have got attendance rates above the school target of 96.0%. Clearly, the more your child is in school, the more your child will learn.
From September 2013, the Department for Education’s new guidance for schools makes it clear that term-time holidays must never be authorised; as a result, we are changing our policy accordingly (exceptional circumstances such as the death of a close relative with whom your child has had frequent contact will not be treated in the same way, but it is expected that this will be rare).