Attendance

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Missing a few days of school here and there may not seem a big deal, but research shows that it can have a significant impact on children's learning.

Children who miss a substantial amount of school fall behind their peers, and struggle to catch up.

Most of the work they miss is never made up, which can lead to big gaps in their learning.

Poor attendance often starts at primary school, and children who fall into this pattern are likely to underachieve at secondary school. Pupils who miss between 10 and 20% of school (that’s 19 to 38 days per year) stand only a 35% chance of achieving five or more good GCSEs, compared to 73% of those who miss fewer than 5% of school days.

Friendships can be affected by persistent absence, too: it can be hard for a child who misses lots of school to form relationships with their classmates.

Poor attendance also reflects badly on your child’s school. Ofsted expect all schools to have good attendance rates, and they are marked down in inspections if their absence figures are too high.

At the end of the school year 2023 - 2024  Melling Primary school attendance figures were reported as follows: 

Overall attendance = 94.7% (school target is 97%) 

The number of children classed as Persistent Absentees (ie with under 90% attendance) was 22.

Please ensure that you read the Attendance Policy. 

Many thanks.