Attendance at Christ Church

There are 190 school days each year. Your child's name is recorded in a register twice every day, therefore your child will attend 380 sessions in a year to gain 100% attendance.

 

YOUR CHILD HAS 175 DAYS OFF SCHOOL EVERY YEAR.

 

At Christ Church Primary School, our attendance target is 97% or over!

 

90% attendance sounds good but means that your child misses on average:

  • one half day every week;
  • nearly four weeks every school year;
  • over one school year in a school career.
Two weeks holiday in term time every year with no other absences means that your child:
  • can only ever achieve 95% attendance;
  • will miss about two terms in a school career.

 

FIVE TO NINE, BE ON TIME!

 

5 minutes late every day means missing about 3 days of school every year.

  

How can I help my child to get the best out of school?

 

  • Be aware of the impact of regular absences - missing school is missing out.
  • Don’t let your child stay off for reasons like going shopping, birthdays,  looking after brothers and sisters.
  • Take family holidays in term time.
  • Make non-urgent medical and dental appointments out of school time.
  • Build up good habits of punctuality and attendance.
  • If your child recovers from illness before the end of the week, send them back to school even if it’s only for one day - every day counts.

 

 

Where can I get more information?

Please come and speak to the deputy head Mr Hetherington, if you would like further information or advice about attendance and punctuality. 

 


Direct.gov - School attendance, absence and your child Webpage
Education.gov - School attendance webpage