St John's Church of England Primary School

Attendance at St John’s Primary School

St John’s School encourages good attendance as a top priority. By improving our attendance rates, we will improve the standards that our children achieve and provide them with better chances for life. However, we can only achieve this with your full support.

Attendance is tracked by the school and monitored every half-term. If a child has an attendance level of below 90%, this means they will have missed an average of one day a fortnight in school. Over a school year this will represent four weeks of absence.

How is your child’s attendance affecting their learning?

Below 84%	Such very low attendance is seriously slowing their learning and development.
85-89%	Attendance is low and is affecting your child’s learning.
90-95%	Below average – please aim to increase attendance next term.
96%	In line with national averages.
97-100%	Very good – your child is being given every chance to do well.

General Absence:

Please contact the school on 01305 785711 and leave a message on the 24-hour absence line or email office@stjohnswey.dsat.org.uk before 9am stating the exact reason for absence e.g.: cold/cough, sickness etc., please do not state ‘” unwell” or similar. If the reason given is vague, the office team may call you to clarify.

Attendance—Punctuality:

Doors open at 8:30am for Years 1 through to 6 and the children will enter and exit, where possible, via their external classroom door.

Reception children will be greeted at the classroom gate at 8.45am.

The school day will start promptly at 8.45am and your child will be recorded as late if they arrive after this time.

Research has shown that there is a close link between attendance at school and a child’s achievement. Being late adds up to a loss of learning. All time out of school affects learning and achievement for both primary and secondary pupils. Please make sure your child arrives at school on time.

Attendance Awards:

At St John's, each child's attendance is monitored every half-term. All children with 100% attendance are entered into the Gold prize draw. All children with 97-99% attendance are entered into the Silver prize draw. All children with 96% attendance are entered into the Bronze prize draw. There will be 1 lucky winner in each group as a thank you and well done for great attendance. As well as the half-termly awards, there are also whole-term awards! All children with an attendance of 96-100% for the whole term will receive a Bronze, Silver and Gold Attendance Certificate and a small reward as a thank you and well done for fantastic attendance.