Attendance

We are pleased that children want to attend our school and that they know that good attendance matters. Pupils who have good attendance: get better jobs in the future, achieve better results, make better friendships and have good self-esteem and confidence.

We want to continue to work with you to ensure the school environment is somewhere your child wants to be and support you in ensuring they can attend every day, on time.

Encouraging regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can prepare your child for success, both in school and in their working life. When you make school attendance a priority, you help your child get better grades, develop healthy life habits, avoid dangerous behaviour and have a better chance of securing their ideal career path.

Our intention is always to follow a ‘support first’ approach whenever attendance concerns arise. Part of being able to support families is ensuring you have access to as much information as possible to understand why attending school is important and what happens where absences occur.

We hope you find the following information useful to assist your understanding and help with decision making in respect of your child’s absences from school, should they occur. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you in anticipation of your support to improve attendance levels and progress.