Our target for every pupil is that over the whole year they achieve 97% attendance, that is no more than 5 days off in a year. The Government’s national expectation is 96%, the equivalent of 7 days absence in a year. The following table shows the number of days off for each equivalent %.
| % | Days Absent |
|---|---|
| 85 | 29 days off |
| 86 | 27 days off |
| 87 | 25 days off |
| 88 | 23 days off |
| 89 | 21 days off |
| 90 | 19 days off |
| 91 | 17 days off |
| 92 | 15 days off |
| 93 | 13 days off |
| 94 | 11 days off |
| 95 | 9 days off |
| 96 | 7 days off |
| 97 | 5 days off |
| 98 | 4 days off |
| 99 | 2 days off |
| 100 | 0 days off |
School Attendance Target 2023/2024
Our target for attendance this year is 96%.
Evidence shows that good attendance is a key factor in enabling children to reach their potential. Our attendance has slowly been improving over the past two years and we are committed to working with parents to achieve our target.
Forms to Download
ERYC Guidance for Parents: Medical Appointments and Illness Leaflet
ViewAbsence from School for Exceptional Circumstances Policy
ViewPenalty Notice Guidance for Parents
ViewAbsence from School for Exceptional Circumstances Information for Parents
ViewAbsence from School for Exceptional Circumstances Request Form
ViewAttendance Policy
ViewAbsence during term time
The headteacher is unable to authorise absence unless there are exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances include occasions where the timing of an event is outside of your control, such as a family wedding or funeral. Exceptional circumstances are events that are not going to occur again. In the overwhelming majority of cases, family holidays do not meet this criteria.
If there are exceptional circumstances, parents are asked to write to the headteacher, giving a full explanation of the exceptional circumstances and provide evidence to support your application. You will then be informed as to whether can be authorised.
As a school, we follow the East Riding Policy and guidelines and will automatically be referring 10 or more unauthorised sessions (5 days) to the East Riding. A penalty notice and fine will then be issued.
As a school, we are working extremely hard to improve the educational experience for children in our school and to maximise their progress and leaning. We ask that you continue to support us by ensuring that your children are in school during term time.
Requests for absence from school in exceptional circumstances and penalty notices
You are required under the Education Act (1996) to ensure your child attends school regularly. If your child accrues 10 consecutive sessions of unauthorised absence you may be liable for a penalty notice (one days absence equals two sessions and a five day absence is equal to 10 sessions).
An unauthorised absence is any absence that the headteacher has not given permission for or where an explanation has not been provided by the parents.
Parents must complete a request for absence from school in exceptional circumstances form and submit this to the school, allowing for sufficient time to enable the school to consider the request and inform parents of the decision.
Where parents do not follow the school’s procedures of submitting a request and simply remove their child without seeking prior approval, a warning may not be given and you may be liable for a penalty notice.
If your request is declined or you do not follow the correct procedure and you still take your child out of school, each parent within your household may be issued with a £60 penalty notice for each child you have taken out of school. If a penalty notice remains unpaid after 21 days, it will increase to £120. If after 28 days it remains unpaid, you may be summonsed to appear before Magistrates to explain why your child has unauthorised school absences and you may be liable for a fine of up to £1000.
Absence through illness or medical appointments
Late arrivals
Our school day starts as soon as your child arrives and begins with the teaching of reading. Reading is our highest priority as this gives access to the full curriculum for your child and all of our staff are firmly committed to ensuring every child is ‘a reader’.
If your child continues to arrive late to school, this opportunity is missed and is detrimental to their educational attainment and attendance levels. Low levels of school attendance impacts upon your child’s school experience overall and this could develop into a significant barrier to their future options and career aspirations.
- Arriving 5 minutes late every day adds up to over 3 days lost each year.
- Arriving 15 minutes late every day is the same as being absent for 2 weeks a year.
- Arriving 30 minutes late every day is the same as being absent for 19 days a year.
Please be reassured we are here to help and would really appreciate contact from you in the event you may wish to discuss this with us. Working in partnership with our families is our focus and prioritising your child’s education and wellbeing is our ultimate aim.