Attendance at Ashley Primary School
General Attendance
At the end of the summer term, we were delighted to award 33 of our children with a gift to reward them for their full attendance during the academic year. Whilst we are the first to encourage you to keep your child at home if they are genuinely ill, sometimes children miss days at school for other reasons which could be avoided. On your child’s report, you will have read the attendance total for the year, which can be represented as a % to show their attendance from September. The table below reveals the potential impact on learning, during an academic year.
| Attendance | Days Absent | Equivalent to | No. of lessons missed |
| 95% | 9 | 2 weeks | 50 |
| 90% | 19 | 4 weeks | 100 |
| 85% | 29 | 6 weeks | 150 |
| 80% | 38 | 8 weeks | 200 |
| 75% | 48 | 10 weeks | 250 |
| 70% | 57 | 11.5 weeks | 290 |
| 65% | 67 | 13.5 weeks | 340 |
Holidays During Term Time
As of 1st September 2013, new guidance from the Department for Education prohibits Head Teachers from granting holidays in term time, unless in very exceptional circumstances.
Punctuality
All pupils should be in the yard, ready to line up when the first bell rings at 8.50am. The doors will be closed following the second bell at 8.55am and all children should be in class by this time. It is very important that your child is in school ready to start the day with the rest of their classmates.
Did you know?
| Lost minutes each morning | Equivalent to days lost over 1 year |
| 5 minutes late every day | 3 days |
| 10 minutes | 6.5 days |
| 15 minutes | 10 days |
| 20 minutes | 13 days |
We are aware that things happen, which will hold people up occasionally, but this should NOT be on a daily basis. Attendance and punctuality will be monitored closely this term. We appreciate your support on this matter.
