Attendance

 Attendance Matters! 

 At St Francis' Catholic Primary School we work in partnership with parents and the Local Authority to improve school attendance. We would like to congratulate the many parents who make sure their children attend school regularly.

Absence disrupts the education of the individual pupil and the whole class. Please be aware that those children who do not attend regularly:

• Do not achieve well in exams;
• Find it difficult to maintain friendships;
• Are more likely to have gaps in their learning.

Our weekly aim - Each class needs to achieve at least 96%.

96% and above is good attendance. Well Done to all of those children who came  to school every day and on time! You are amazing!

Attendance This Week 

Week ending 12th September 2025

Whole school attendance this week was 94%, this is the lower than the school's target. 

PARENTS; Please help and bring your child to school EVERY day.

Well done to most classes who reached our goal of 96% or over this week.. 

Can each class achieve our goal of 96%? 

Class	Percentage  Attendance ( Previous week)
RW	96%Well Done RW you have achieved our school target!
RK	96%Well Done RK you have achieved our school target!
1M	87%
1T    Well Done Attendance Card Winner!	98%Well Done 1T you have achieved our school target!
2P	93%
2W	97%Well Done 2W you have achieved our school target!
3Z	97%Well Done 3Z you have achieved our school target!
3A	93%
4BM     Well Done Attendance Card Winner!	98%Well Done 4BM you have achieved  our school target!
4R      Well Done Attendance Card Winner!	98%Well Done 4R you have achieved our school target!
5T	94%
5CR	94%
6R	92%Well Done 6R you have achieved our school target!
6M	89%

Attendance and Punctuality

At St Francis Catholic Primary School we place a high priority on attendance and punctuality. The national average is 96% and we aim for all children to at least reach this every year. Parents are reminded to not book holidays during term time to avoid children missing out on important learning. 

Attendance Incentives

At St Francis, we know the importance of children attending as much school as possible so that they can be confident and proficient learners. This is why we have rewards for good attendance. Each week the class who has the best attendance, will receive a star onto the display in the hall. The class that receives the most stars at the end of the half term will receive a prize. 

Punctuality 

It is important that pupils are punctual so that they do not miss the start of the day. Pupils have to be on time to receive an present mark for the session. 

If a pupil is repeatedly late, their learning starts to suffer and they are often missing the beginning of the same subject everyday.