Understanding your Child's Attendance

Your child will be encouraged to record their attendance in their planner every half term and to set themselves targets to improve their attendance throughout the year.

You can help by talking to them about their attendance and encouraging them to value every day at school.

Be aware of how much learning time is lost with increasing numbers of days absent:

• Students leaving with 5A’s (5 at the new grade 7 or above) at GCSE, over a lifetime, will earn £350,000 more than those leaving with 5C’s (5 at the new grade 4)
• Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year (92% attendance) = 1 GCSE grade dropped.
• If your child has 19 days or more off school in a year their attendance is below 90% (persistent absence)
• If they have had 9 days or more off school in a year their attendance is below 95%!