Attendance
At Park Junior School we believe that good attendance is essential if our children are to take full advantage of school life and gain the educational and social skills which will equip them for their futures. It is important too, that children arrive at and leave school on time.
Our school aims to achieve good attendance by working in partnership with staff, children, parents and our Education Welfare Officer. We shall monitor attendance and work to solve quickly any identified problems so that absence and lateness are kept to a minimum.
All staff will encourage good attendance and punctuality. Where there are difficulties our Home School Link Worker will liaise with families and other agencies when this is appropriate. In addition our in-school attendance officer, Sarah Reis, retains close links with the Educational Welfare Officer and truancy teams. At Park Junior School good attendance and punctuality are seen as achievements in their own right.
School Absence Guidance For Parents/Carers Leaflet
Attendance Guidance For Parents/Carers Leaflet
AT PARK JUNIOR SCHOOL WE AIM TO:
- Promote good attendance and punctuality as the norm.
- Help every child to reach their maximum potential unhindered by unnecessary breaks in their school life.
- Demonstrate that good attendance and punctuality are valued by our school.
- Maintain a pattern of monitoring attendance and punctuality that ensures consistency throughout our school.
- Communicate with parents/Carers in relation to their children’s attendance and punctuality.
- Continue regular contact with our Education Welfare Officer.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
Lessons begin promptly at 8.55 am and at 1.05 pm.
Registers must be marked at the beginning of each half day session. Children who are absent or late will be noted.
Arrangements for the recording of lateness
Children who arrive after the close of the register must report to the school office where their name and time of arrival will be noted in the lateness book. If there is a valid reason for lateness, e.g. doctor’s appointment, this may then be authorised, but children/parents who fail to provide an adequate explanation for the lateness must be marked as late for that session.
Authorised/Unauthorised Absence
- Parents/Carers are asked to inform our school on the first day of their children’s absence by written note, verbal message or phone call. We operate a ‘First Day Absence Call’ system if no message has been received by 10.00am. It’s important for Parents/Carers to realise that not all reasons for absence may be regarded as valid and consequently may not be authorised.
- Absence may be authorised for illness, hospital appointments, school visits/attending interviews, for religious reasons, or for unavoidable circumstances such as bereavement, moving house or serious emergency.
- Routine dentist or doctor appointments should be made, as far as possible, outside of the school day.
- If the teacher is concerned that the absence may not be due to the reason given they should then inform either the in-school attendance officer or Head Teacher who may need to discuss the matter with the parent/carer and/or the EWO.
Parents/carers of children who are consistently late or whose attendance is perceived to be poor will be referred to our Head Teacher to discuss strategies for improvement.
HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME
There are thirteen weeks of school holidays each year (a quarter of the year) and we firmly believe that family holidays should be taken during these times. In very exceptional circumstances a child may be entitled to two weeks holiday a year outside of these times, usually due to medical needs within the family or particularly challenging work arrangements, but this is strictly at the discretion of the Head Teacher and, as a school, we strongly discourage additional holidays as they lead to children becoming behind with their learning.
PROCEDURES FOR COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS
- Prior to children joining our Y3 classes all parents/carers are sent an information pack, part of which emphasises the importance of good attendance and punctuality. This is also emphasised at the meeting to which all parents/carers are invited prior to their children joining the school.
- Parents/carers of children who join our school in different year groups have individual meeting with the Head Teacher where, again, the importance of good attendance and punctuality are emphasised.
- Our attendance statistics are reported to parents/carers via the monthly newsletter and successes of particular classes.
- Individual yearly attendance figures for children are sent to parents/carers as part of the end of year reports.
- Early intervention with parents/carers of children causing concern is important so that any problems can be sorted out at an early stage in order that good attendance or punctuality is not compromised.
REWARDING GOOD ATTENDANCE
We want to reward our children for good attendance and punctuality so they understand the importance of both in order to take full advantage of the education on offer to them.
- Children with 100% attendance over a year will be presented with a certificate.
- Pupils who have had 100% attendance in Terms 1 & 2 will be awarded a Bronze badge to wear. As the year progresses if they are able to keep up this achievement they will then progress to the next level, a Silver badge at the end of Term 4 and then a Gold badge at the end of Term 6. Platinum badges will be then given to these pupils to wear the following year as a recognition of such an achievement. Pupils can join the scheme as soon as they have had two terms on 100% attendance.
By working together in partnership, we hope to promote even better attendance and punctuality for our children, which in turn, should lead to increased achievement and the ability for our children to more easily reach their full potential.
| Outstanding | 100% - 99% | |
| Good | 98% - 97% | |
| Satisfactory | 96% - 95% | 2 SCHOOL WEEKS OF LOST LEARNING |
| Unsatisfactory | 94% - 90% | 4 SCHOOL WEEKS OF LOST LEARNING |
| Totally Unacceptable | 89% - 76% | 8 SCHOOL WEEKS OF LOST LEARNING |
| Neglect | 75% - 70% | 12 SCHOOL WEEK OF LOST LEARNING |
Attendance 2018-19
| Class | Sept 18 | Oct 18 | Nov 18 | Dec 18 | Jan 19 | Feb 19 | Mar 19 | Apr 19 | May 19 | Jun 19 | Jul 19 |
| Nightingale | 98.33% | 97.32% | 96.49% | 95.91% | 95.79% | 98.86% | |||||
| Skylark | 97.37% | 96.29% | 96.85% | 96.85% | 96.81% | 99.07% | |||||
| Kingfisher | 97.67% | 96.82% | 97.05% | 96.78% | 96.52% | 93.92% | |||||
| Woodpecker | 95.05% | 96.50% | 95.84% | 95.68% | 95.42% | 94.96% | |||||
|
Robin |
95.99% | 95.17% | 95.24% | 95.39% | 95.38% | 95.63% | |||||
| Swift | 95.63% | 94.94% | 95.91% | 95.94% | 96.33% | 98.66% | |||||
| Falcon | 97.22% | 96.61% | 96.61% | 96.88% | 95.41% | 98.96% | |||||
| Kestrel | 98.33% | 95.46% | 93.68% | 94.61% | 94.42% | 96.67% | |||||
| Winner | Skylark | Nightingale | Kingfisher | Falcon | Skylark | Skylark |
Attendance 2017-18
| Class | Sept 17 | Oct 17 | Nov 17 | Dec 17 | Jan 18 | Feb 18 | Mar 18 | Apr 18 | May 18 | Jun 18 | Jul 18 |
| 3L | 96.71% | 96.08% | 95.93% | 96.05% | 95.70% | 93.47% | 96.55% | 96.36% | 95.29% | 93.58% | 94.46% |
| 3K | 99.38% | 97.18% | 97.00% | 97.60% | 97.56% | 93.46% | 96.70% | 97.77% | 97.00% | 96.74% | 93.47% |
| 4S | 96.62% | 96.22% | 97.89% | 97.01% | 97.29% | 94.14% | 96.61% | 96.10% | 96.42% | 94.92% | 93.57% |
| 4W | 96.42% | 96.82% | 93.73% | 95.45% | 95.21% | 95.95% | 94.48% | 97.82% | 95.05% | 96.57% | 91.45% |
| 5CR | 97.04% | 95.96% | 97.44% | 96.82% | 96.83% | 97.50% | 98.46% | 96.79% | 96.97% | 94.74% | 94.12% |
| 5S | 95.99% | 96.23% | 95.38% | 95.93% | 95.22% | 92.98% | 92.63% | 97.47% | 94.565 | 95.43% | 91.58% |
| 6L | 98.18% | 95.48% | 97.12% | 96.66% | 95.70% | 90.77% | 90.00% | 96.50% | 94.77% | 96.56% | 96.28% |
| 6J | 97.37% | 93.97% | 93.94% | 95.33% | 95.81% | 97.05% | 96.92% | 97.38% | 95.93% | 95.55% | 96.28% |
| Winner | 3K | 3K | 4S | 3K | 3K | 5CR | 5CR | 4W | 3K | 3K | 6L & 6J |
Attendance 2016-17
| Class | Sep16 | Oct16 | Nov16 | Dec16 | Jan17 | Feb17 | Mar17 | Apr17 | May17 | June17 | Jul17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3AE | 97.59% | 96.90% | 96.27% | 95.30% | 97.23% | 96.81% | 97.14% | 99.64% | 94.08% | 93.42% | 97.90% |
| 3C | 96.26% | 96.27% | 96.40% | 96.30% | 97.69% | 97.11% | 96.53% | 94.00% | 96.96% | 94.17% | 91.79% |
| 4L | 97.08% | 96.08% | 95.51% | 95.79% | 94.12% | 99.33% | 96.57% | 95.91% | 94.26% | 94.85% | 94.37% |
| 4W | 95.38% | 95.43% | 95.18% | 94.07% | 93.47% | 95.63% | 96.30% | 97.77% | 93.69% | 90.20% | 95.99% |
| 5J | 98.52% | 98.04% | 97.65% | 96.87% | 95.83% | 97.21% | 97.52% | 97.31% | 97.06% | 95.95% | 92.08% |
| 5K | 97.09% | 97.42% | 96.51% | 96.31% | 96.40% | 95.29% | 96.09% | 96.80% | 92.42% | 96.74% | 95.36% |
| 6L | 96.85% | 96.95% | 96.91% | 96.87% | 96.70% | 98.47% | 96.67% | 93.57% | 92.01% | 97.93% | 94.03% |
| 6R | 96.06% | 96.66% | 97.00% | 96.71% | 96.40% | 97.00% | 96.44% | 94.40% | 96.11% | 97.05% | 95.22% |
| Winner | 5J | 5J | 5J | 5J & 6L | 3C | 4L | 5J | 3AE | 3C | 6L | 3AE |
Attendance 2015-16
| Class | Sep15 | Oct15 | Nov15 | Dec15 | Jan16 | Feb16 | Mar16 | Apr16 | May16 | June16 | Jul16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3J | 96.1% | 96.34% | 95.57% | 94.77% | 95.10% | 94.73% | 94.19% | 94.21% | 94.11% | 93.78% | 93.58 |
| 3C | 97.7% | 95.90% | 94.94% | 94.86% | 94.41% | 94.14% | 93.35% | 93.79% | 93.97% | 94.39% | 94.42 |
| 4C | 97.5% | 97.09% | 96.72% | 96.47% | 96.72% | 96.60% | 96.51% | 96.66% | 96.66% | 96.33% | 96.19 |
| 4W | 96.2% | 96.73% | 96.79% | 96.33% | 95.95% | 95.72% | 94.92% | 95.00% | 95.39% | 95.47% | 95.44 |
| 5J | 98.5% | 97.42% | 96.64% | 96.84% | 96.78% | 96.31% | 95.90% | 96.08% | 95.89% | 95.74% | 95.88 |
| 5K | 98.4% | 98.20% | 98.05% | 97.65% | 96.86% | 96.51% | 96.15% | 96.42% | 96.44% | 96.14% | 96.03 |
| 6L | 95.1% | 94.51% | 95.38% | 95.11% | 94.99% | 94.59% | 94.77% | 94.88% | 94.98% | 95.25% | 95.24 |
| 6R | 96.9% | 95.60% | 95.96% | 94.77% | 93.89% | 93.65% | 93.44% | 93.55% | 93.74% | 93.76% | 95.59 |
| Winner | 5J | 5K | 5K | 5K | 5K | 4C | 4C | 4C | 4C | 4C | 4C |
Attendance 2014-15
| Class | Sep14 | Oct14 | Nov14 | Dec14 | Jan15 | Feb15 | Mar15 | Apr15 | May15 | Jun15 | Jul15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3J | 97.45% | 96.9% | 94.4% | 96.28% | 96.04% | 95.99% | 96.27% | 96.16% | 96.15% | 96.08% | 96.00% |
| 3C | 99.36% | 98.30% | 94.7% | 96.92% | 96.37% | 96.14% | 96.20% | 96.37% | 96.44% | 96.57% | 96.71% |
| 4C | 96.77% | 96.8% | 95.8% | 96.15% | 95.68% | 95.54% | 95.40% | 95.38% | 95.30% | 95.46% | 95.57% |
| 4W | 96.85% | 96.8% | 96.9% | 96.43% | 96.72% | 96.55% | 96.50% | 96.71% | 96.60% | 96.51% | 96.57% |
| 5J | 94.62% | 94.50% | 95.7% | 94.54% | 94.23% | 93.99% | 93.99% | 94.03% | 94.19% | 94.25% | 94.35% |
| 5R | 97.17% | 95.50% | 95.7% | 94.48% | 94.11% | 93.79% | 93.46% | 93.52% | 93.14% | 93.28% | 93.33% |
| 6L | 94.05% | 95.10% | 95.5% | 95.45% | 95.25% | 95.20% | 95.52% | 95.70% | 95.77% | 95.62% | 95.98% |
| 6R | 95.43% | 94.80% | 97.3% | 95.69% | 95.68% | 95.60% | 96.24% | 96.44% | 96.25% | 96.26% | 96.34% |
| Winner | 3C | 3C | 6L | 3C | 4W | 4W | 4W | 4W | 4W | 3C | 3C |