Attendance

Parent & Carers

Attendance & punctuality

We expect all our students to have good attendance at school.

This means they should be in at least 96% of the time.

If a student is not at school, then we cannot keep them safe. For this reason we robustly challenge poor attendance in a number of ways:

Parents and carers must report all student absence the first day of absence and each subsequent day of absence. This must be done by telephoning the school on 0161 437 2494. A clear reason for the absence must be provided (i.e reporting that they are unwell is unacceptable) along with an estimation of when they will be returning to school.
Any student absence that is not reported to the school, will be challenged by a telephone call or home visit by a member of staff.
If we are unable to ascertain a reason for the absence, it will be recorded as an unauthorised absence.
Students who have 5% or more unauthorised absences at any point in the school year, may be referred to the local authority with a recommendation of fixed penalty notice or legal prosecution procedures.

Attendance levels for a school year

  
    Descriptor
    Threshold attendance
    Actual attendance
    Whole days Absent
    Learning hours lost
  

    Excellent
    100%
    190 days
    0
    0
  

    
    99%
    188 days
    2
    10
  

    Good
    98%
    186 days
    4
    20
  

    
    97%
    184 days
    6
    30
  

    
    96%
    182.5 days
    7.5
    37.5
  

    Cause for concern
    95%
    180.5 days
    9.5
    47.5
  

    
    94%
    179 days
    11
    55
  

    
    93%
    177 days
    13
    65
  

    
    92%
    175 days
    15
    85
  

    
    91%
    173 days
    17
    
  

    Unsatisfactory
    90%
    171 days
    19
    95
  

    
    89%
    169 days
    21
    105
  

    
    88%
    167 days
    23
    115
  

    
    87%
    165 days
    25
    125
  

    Serious cause for concern
    86%
    163 days
    27
    135
  

    Critical
    85%
    161.5 days
    28.5
    142.5
  

    
    84%
    159.5 days
    30.5
    152.5
  

    
    83%
    158 days
    32
    160
  

    
    82%
    156 days
    34
    170
  

    
    81%
    154 days
    36
    180
  

    
    80%
    152 days
    38
    190
  

* Figures based on 190 (whole year) expected attendance.

Punctuality at school

Pupils arriving late to school create a worrying disruption to not only their learning but also the learning of others in their classes.

Missing even just a few minutes of a lesson has a significant impact on everyone, including the teacher in the class, as the lost learning has to be caught up, or the difficulty in understanding that this creates for a pupil can lead to disruptive behaviour. For this reason we have a firm stance on punctuality to school. If school has concerns regarding the punctuality of your child, then you may be asked to attend a meeting to discuss how school can support you in ensuring that your child is in school on time.

The Academy day

Pupils are expected to be in school on time. Once the doors are closed, pupils will need to enter through the office.