Attendance

At St Oswald’s, we encourage all children to come to school every day.

 

As well as the obvious academic benefits regular attendance at school has for your child, it also helps develop confidence and to make lasting friendships.

 

Our school target is 98% attendance.

 

Did you know?

90% attendance sounds good, but means that your child misses on average:

• One half day every week

• Nearly four weeks every school year

• Over one school year in a school career

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2 weeks holiday in term time every year with no other absences means that your child:

• Can only ever achieve 95% attendance

• Will miss about two terms in a school career

 

5 minutes late every day means missing about 3 days of school every year.

 

Schools and the local authority monitor school absence and lateness and work with families and young people where the level of absence is giving cause for concern.