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 23rd May 2025
Whole school attendance this week was 95%, this is the same as last week and just 1% away from our school's target. Let's try and achieve this the first week back after half term.
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) |
| RR | 94% (97%) down 3% from last week |
| RS | 91% (93%) down 2% from last week |
| 1K | 90% (93%) down 3% from last week |
| 1H | 89% (91%) down 2% from last week |
| 2D | 97% (93%) down 4% from last week  |
| 2W | 97% (98%) down 1% from last week |
| 3Z | 97% (93%) up 4% from last week |
| 3C Well Done Attendance Card Winner! |  98% (91%) up 7% from last week |
| 4BM | 92% (93%) down 1% from last week |
| 4A | 96% ( 96%) equal to last week |
| 5T | 96% ( 96%) equal to last week |
| 5CR | 97% (95%) up 2% from last week |
| 6R | 93% (97%) down 4% from last week |
| 6M | 96% ( 96%) equal to last week |
| 6T | 94% (97%) down 3% from last week |
Attendance Letter from Birmingham City Council September 2024
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 during one school year | equals this number of days absent | which is approximately this many weeks absent | which means this number of lessons missed |
90% | 19 days | 4 weeks | 100 lessons |
80% | 38 days | 8 weeks` | 200 lessons |
70% | 57 days | 11.5 weeks | 290 lessons |
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.
