Attendance
Mr Sprosen leads the Attendance team and is available for any concerns you may have regarding concerns about regular attendance.
Mr Readman, Mrs Owen and Mrs Portland who are the school Safeguarding leads, monitor attendance as part of their role and will contact homes regularly to ensure we as a school are helping with any issues that can impact a child’s attendance.
At The Peak Academy we know the impact regular attendance has on your child’s learning and well-being; and that having good attendance is directly linked to raising achievement and develops skills for life and work. We have many initiatives to celebrate and support attendance in school and ask that parents/careers support the school in this by ensuring that your child attends school every day and arrives ready to learn and on time.
If there are concerns about your child's lateness or attendance, someone from the Attendance Team will contact you. Please be open about the challenges you are facing, in order for the school to try their best to support you and your child to improve their attendance.
The link between attendance and attainment is clear:
• In 2018/19, just 40% of persistently absent (PA) children in KS2 achieved expected KS2 standards, compared with 84% of pupils who were regular attenders.
• And 36% of PA children in KS4 got 9 to 4 in their English and maths GCSEs, also compared with 84% of regular attenders.
It’s never too late to benefit from good attendance:
• More than half (54%) of pupils who were PA in Year 10 and then rarely absent in Year 11, passed at least 5 GCSEs, compared to 36% of pupils who were persistently absent in both years.
We know that the highest attendance rates are linked with the best outcomes at all key stages. Even missing small amounts of education can mean a child misses important sections of the curriculum and may therefore struggle to learn concepts that are built on what they missed.
Attendance is important for more than just attainment:
It’s not just about the academic opportunities. There’s value in the whole school experience. Learning with peers, enjoying sport and music, building relationships with adults beyond families, and building friendships – these are the building blocks of well-being and a good life. It is therefore vital that children are in school as much as possible.
• Regular school attendance can facilitate positive peer relationships, which is a protective factor for mental health and wellbeing.
- Clear Daily Routines
- Expectations for Parents - who to contact for daily absence.
- Impact of absence – missed learning.
You will receive termly updates of your child’s attendance through Attendance letters, whole school newsletters and updates from tutors during weekly conversations.
|
Descriptor |
Threshold % |
Days Attendance |
Whole Days Absence |
Learning Hours Lost |
|
Excellent |
100% 99% |
190 days 188 days |
0 2 |
0 10 |
|
Good |
98% 97% 96% 95% |
186 days 184 days 182.5 days 180.5 days |
4 6 7.5 9.5 |
20 30 37.5 47.5 |
|
Concern |
94% 93% 92% 91% |
179 days 177 days 175 days 173 days |
11 13 15 17 |
55 65 75 85 |
|
Unsatisfactory |
90% 89% 88% 87% |
171 days 169 days 167 days 165 days |
19 21 23 25 |
95 105 115 125 |
|
Serious Cause for Concern |
86% |
163 days |
27 |
135 |
|
Critical |
85% 84% 83% 82% 81% 80% |
161.5 days 159.5 days 158 days 156 days 154 days 152 days |
28.5 30.5 32 34 36 38 |
142.5 152.5 160 170 180 190 |
- Impact of Lateness
|
Minutes late per day |
= days of lost learning each year |
|
5 |
3.2 |
|
10 |
6.5 |
|
15 |
9.5 |
|
20 |
12.5 |
|
30 |
19 |
‘Lateness for anyone, child or adult, can make us feel vulnerable. Walking into a settled focused classroom, trying to catch up with the lost learning and missing out on the vital start of the day opportunities prepared by teachers, contribute to making it harder for a child to feel settled and confident. If this is a regular occurrence, it can have a profound impact on your child's learning and well-being.
It is essential your child is available for the SEN transport company at the given time. This enables a smooth process of picking other pupils up and arriving at school in time for tutor and the settling for the day. Failing be to be ready can impact the child’s day.
Useful websites:
Is my child too ill for school? - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
School attendance and absence: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)help us achieve our school Attendance Target of 94%