Current Whole School Attendance:       (96% Target)

Attendance (This week) 

Reception: 96%

Year 1: 75.5%

Year 2:  94.6%

Year 3:  93.3%

Year 4:  94.5%

Year 5:  93.7%

Year 6:  94%

Whole School:  91.7%

Number of lates this week:  20

A reminder that classes that achieve  at least 96% attendance (no more than 6 days of absence across a class) get a reward on their attendance ladder!

Attendance Recognition

This year children can be awarded with either a Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze certificate of attendance in recognition of meeting our school target of 96%. We will regularly update you on how well your child is doing.

• Platinum: 100% attendance (0 days absent)

• Gold: 98% attendance or above (3 days absent)

• Silver: 97% attendance or above (5 days absent)

• Bronze: 96% attendance or above (6 days absent)

Holidays in term time

Please note that, in line with the school policy, fines will be issued to families that go on a term time holiday where children miss 5 consecutive full days. Currently the fine is £160 per child per parent which equates to a £640 fine for a two parent family with two children. This is reduced to £320 if paid within 21days. If you are going on holiday due to exceptional circumstances, please speak to the headteacher as a fine may not have to be issued. More information an be found on our attendance policy found here.

Persistent Absence 

Persistent absence is defined by the Government as attendance below 90%. This equates to 19 days or more of absence a year or 100+ lessons missed. If a child’s attendance drops below 90% this could lead to them becoming a safeguarding concern and will certainly lead to them doing less well than their peers.

The link between attendance and achievement cannot be over stated. Your child will achieve better if they are in school every day. Only in very exceptional circumstances should a child be absent from school. Please ring the school office no later than 8.30am to report an absence.

Punctuality 

Please get your child to school on time. Poor punctuality can lead to your child…  

• Feeling embarrassed in front of their friends  

• Missing the beginning of vital lessons making them fall behind  

• Missing important instructions for the rest of the school day 

At Parkfield children are to line up before school and doors open at 8.45am.  They close at 8.50am.

Arrivals after 8.50am are to sign in at the main office and anyone arriving after 9.15am are marked as an unauthorised absence for the morning session.

Medicines

Our overall school attendance is steadily increasing and one reason is due to many of our families taking up the school offer of bringing a bottle of Calpol in for their child if they are feeling slightly under the weather.  The medicine can then be administered by school staff if your child needs it throughout the day. We do find that many of our Parkfielders show that true resilience when they arrive in school and get through their day with very little support. However, if your child is too poorly to stay in school, we will contact home so that they can be collected.