At Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell we have very high expectations of attendance and punctuality. Being in school is important to your child’s academic achievement, wellbeing and wider development. 

Regular school attendance is a key factor to support children and young people’s educational, economic, and social outcomes. Schools can help create positive peer relationships, which contributes to better mental health and wellbeing. Good attendance at school is crucial to prepare children for successful transition to secondary school, further education and adulthood, and to support their longer term economic and social participation in society. Children with the highest attendance throughout their school time gain the best SATS, GCSE and A level results. Research found that pupils who performed better, both at the end of primary and secondary school, missed fewer days than those who didn’t perform as well. 

It is important that pupils are punctual each morning so that they do not miss out on the beginning of each school day. Pupils must attend morning registration on time by 8.45am to be given a present mark. Arrival after the start of morning registration but before the close 9.15am will be recorded as late.

The Academy is open for a total of 32.5 hours in a typical school week.

Children who are registered at a school but regularly fail to turn up are officially referred to as being ‘persistently’ or ‘severely’ absent. The school day is split into two sessions – one session counts as a morning or afternoon spent in school. Pupils who have missed more than 10% of school sessions (which equates to 1 day per fortnight across an academic year) are considered persistently absent, while children who have missed more than 50% of school sessions are referred to as severely absent, (which equates to missing 5 days per fortnight across an academic year).

Parents/carers can support with attendance by:

• Making sure their child leaves for school with plenty of time to arrive punctually
• Supporting and encouraging their child by attending parents’ evenings and other events
• Contacting the school to discuss any concerns regarding their child’s attendance
• Working in partnership with the school to resolve any issues that are impacting on their child’s attendance
• Making any medical appointments outside of school hours whenever possible
• Not taking children out of school for holidays in term time or for other unnecessary absences; holidays during term time will not be authorised under any circumstance

Working together to improve school attendance

Absence and Punctuality

Attendance Team

Penalty notices and referrals to the local authority