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  • Attendance

    Don't let your education slip away! It's cool to be in School every day!

    Good attendance at School is vital to ensure that your child makes good progress with their learning and is able to build and maintain positive social relationships with other children. 

    • There are 190 school days each year. This means there is another 175 other days for shopping trips, birthday treats, non-urgent appointments and holidays.
    • One day a week absence is the equivalent over a school career of 2.5 whole years of education missed.
    • 10 days holiday leave a year is the equivalent of two whole terms of education missed.
    • 15 minutes of lateness a day equals one whole year of education missed.
    Full attendance leads to the best educational outcomes – please give your child the best chance and make sure they are in school every day.

     

    School Hours

    Nursery

    Nursery 8.45am – 11.45am (part-time 15 hours)

    Nursery am plus 11.45am – 12.15pm (wraparound care)

    Nursery 8.45am – 2.45pm (full-time 30 hours per week)

    Nursery pm plus 2.45pm – 3.15pm (wraparound care)

    Mornings 

    Reception 8:40am - 12 noon

    Key Stage 1 8.40am - 12 noon

    Key Stage 2 8:40am – 12 noon

    Afternoons

    Reception, KS1 & KS2 1:00pm - 3:15pm

    Color-coded attendance ladder chart shaped like an upward arrow. The top green section shows 100% attendance labeled “Outstanding.” Below it, 98% is marked “Impressive” with 4 days absence and 20 hours of learning lost. Next, 96% is “Good” with 6 days absence and 30 hours lost. Orange section at 93% says “Needs to Improve” with 13 days absence and 65 hours lost. Red sections show 90% as “Concerns” with 19 days absence and 95 hours lost, and 80% as “Serious Concerns” with 29 days absence and 145 hours lost. The chart emphasizes how lower attendance leads to significant learning loss. Illustration showing the impact of lateness on learning. A pink clock is displayed above five vertical bars in yellow, orange, and red shades. Each bar represents increasing lateness and its consequences: 5 minutes late equals 3 days lost and 15 hours of learning lost; 10 minutes late equals 6 days lost and 30 hours lost; 15 minutes late equals 10 days lost and 50 hours lost; 20 minutes late equals 13 days lost and 65 hours lost; and 30 minutes late equals 19 days lost and 95 hours lost. The graphic emphasizes how small delays accumulate into significant learning loss.