Attendance

Attendance & Punctuality

At St. John’s Primary School, we are committed to providing pupils with the best educational opportunities available.  To enable pupils to benefit from these opportunities it is essential that you ensure their regular attendance.

The impact on children’s education through poor attendance, resulting in lost learning, is huge!  Our children have already had their education disrupted due to the pandemic and every minute in school counts!  To prevent anyone falling behind with their learning, we need to continue to work together to make sure that your child is in school and on time every day.  We encourage all of our children to be at school for 8:40am for a prompt start to the day.

Attendance Information

  • Above 97% attendance: Less than 6 days absence in one year – This is excellent attendance.
  • 95% attendance: 10 days (2 weeks) absence in one school year – This is good attendance but could be improved.
  • 90% attendance: 19 days (almost 4 weeks) absence in one school year – Gaining less than 90% attendance will make your child a persistent absentee and will have serious consequences on their learning.

If parents or carers require any support or advice about attendance please contact the school immediately; we are more than happy to support you in getting your child into school.

Essential Information for Parents

 

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