Attendance
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School is committed to promoting a culture of high expectation, achievement and excellence.
Good attendance is crucial if children are to take advantage of the opportunities available to them and complete a successful journey through their time at our schools and as they move on into higher education or the world of work.
For our children to gain the greatest benefit from their education it is vital that they attend regularly and arrive, on time, every day that the School is open unless the reason for absence is unavoidable.
Children and young people who attend regularly:
- Achieve more
- Make better progress, socially and academically
- Find school routines and expectations easier to cope with
- Enjoy learning
- Find transitions easier
Please note: Children whose attendance falls below 90% including 10 sessions of unauthorised absence may be referred to our attendance team. This will happen when communications and discussions with parents/carers have made no improvement to a child’s attendance. If no improvement is seen after intervention from the attendance team, parents/carers could face prosecution through a court of law. It is a legal requirement to ensure that your child/children attend school.
Children’s attendance is monitored closely in school and we will contact you if we have any concerns.
Did You Know?
The more time your child misses from school, the more learning time is lost and the more difficult it is for them to catch up.
- A child who arrives 10 minutes late each day loses 32.5 hours of learning time over a school year. Lessons begin as soon as the doors open therefore a child who arrives 10 minutes late may have missed the first lesson of the day.
- One day’s absence per week is equal to almost 8 weeks of missed lessons during the school year. Over 5 years this is 1 year of missed lessons!
- Staying away from school can lead some children into truancy.
Further information can be found in our Trust Attendance Policy on our Policies page here.
