Attendance
Your child’s attendance and punctuality are very important to us. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School believes that regular school attendance is the key to enabling children to maximise the educational opportunities available to them and become emotionally resilient, confident, and competent adults who are able to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to their community. We will be monitoring attendance on a daily and weekly basis to ensure that all of our children are in school and reaching their targets. We very much want to work together with all of our families to help support children's attendance at school. If you would like to discuss your child's attendance further or if we can help to support you, please call the school office (0161 480 5029).
The DfE have issued new guidance on attendance for September 2024.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-improve-school-attendance
Is your child missing out?
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Attendance |
Missed education in a week |
Missed education over a year |
Missed education over seven years
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100%
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No days |
No weeks |
No learning at all |
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90%
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Half a day |
Almost four weeks |
Over four terms |
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80%
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One day |
Over seven weeks |
One school year and two terms |
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70%
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One and a half days |
Eleven weeks |
More than two years |
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60%
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Two days |
Over fifteen weeks |
Two years and four terms |
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50%
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Two and a half days |
Almost twenty weeks |
Three and a half years |
The importance of arriving to school on time
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If your child is 5 minutes late a day, they lose: |
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25 minutes a week |
1 hour, 40 minutes a month |
2 hours, 30 minutes a half term |
5 hours a term This equates to 1 full day |
16 hours, 15 minutes a school year This equates to over 3 full days |
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If your child is 10 minutes late a day, they lose: |
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50 minutes a week |
3 hours, 20 minutes a month |
5 hours a half term This equates to 1 full day |
10 hours a term This equates to 2 full days |
32 hours, 30 minutes a school year This equates to over 6 full days |
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If your child is 15 minutes late a day, they lose: |
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1 hour, 15 minutes a week |
5 hours a month |
7 hours, 30 minutes a half term This equates to over 1 full day |
15 hours a term This equates to 3 full days |
48 hours, 45 minutes a school year This equates to over 9 full days |
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If your child is 20 minutes late a day, they lose: |
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1 hour, 40 minutes a week |
6 hours a month, 40 minutes a month |
10 hours a half term This equates to over 1 full day |
20 hours a term This equates to 4 full days |
48 hours, 45 minutes a school year This equates to 13 full days |
