Attendance
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.
