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Attendance

Holidays will not be authorised by Wellesbourne Primary and Nursery School. If you do take your child out of school you may receive a penalty notice. Any questions regarding holidays please contact school.

 

Miss Howard (Deputy Headteacher) is our school’s Designated Attendance Lead. The school has set itself a target of 97% attendance for the academic year 2024-25. Please help us to achieve this target by making sure your child comes to school every day, on time. The School’s Attendance Policy can be found on the School Policies & Documents page. Each week your child’s attendance is calculated and any class with over 97% attendance achieve a trophy. The highest class in the key stage over 97% receive Champions’ Breakfast for their efforts. The children look forward to finding out our attendance winners in assembly every week! 

Children with 100% attendance are entered into a prize draw each half term, with the winners having a trip to Costa with Mrs Ryan.

If your child is unwell, you must contact school to inform us. On your child’s return to school, a written note must be brought in to explain the reason for the absence.

If we become concerned that your child has been frequently late or absent, Ms O’Donnell (our Attendance Officer) will contact parents and may arrange a visit to the family home. Poor attendance may also result in parents being invited to a meeting with Ms O’Donnell and Miss Howard.

We are sure that you will agree that children can only achieve their potential by attending school regularly.

Attendance Celebrations

Weekly Half-termly Yearly
  • Champions’ Breakfast for the class with the highest attendance
  • Attendance trophies for all classes with over 97% attendance
  • Attendance tokens given to children with 100% attendance for that week (and added to house boxes at front of school)
  • Children with 100% attendance entered into prize draw to win a trip to Costa with the Headteacher
  • Half-termly 100% and 97+% attendance certificates
  • Attendance tokens counted – school house with the most tokens receives a prize

 
  • 100% and 97+% attendance certificates given
  • Book prizes given for children with 100% attendance
  • Parents of children with 100% attendance invited into school for Awards Celebration

 

Good Attendance Creates Good Pupils

At Wellesbourne Primary and Nursery School, we know that bringing your child to school every day on time is the most important thing you can do to improve your child’s education. It is parents’ and carers’ legal responsibilities to ensure that they bring their children to school on time, every day that is possible. It is Wellesbourne Primary and Nursery School’s responsibility to provide high-quality teaching and learning opportunities for children to access each day. Therefore when a child has 100% attendance they access all learning opportunities and can reach their full potential.

Wellesbourne Primary and Nursery School aims to:

  • Allow each child to reach their full academic potential through attending school every day and on time
  • Reach the school target of 97% attendance for all children, apart from those with diagnosed medical conditions which prevent them from attending school every day
  • Monitor attendance to highlight any families that may need extra support
  • Support all children and families to have good attendance and punctuality where needed
  • Raise awareness of families with concerning attendance
  • Involve other agencies that may be needed to support families with poor attendance, for example School Attendance Officer, Education Welfare Officer or Children’s Social Care
  • Create a positive and friendly atmosphere that encourages all children and families to attend school every day

We hope to improve our attendance and punctuality through:

  • Speaking to families and children who have concerning attendance or punctuality through texts, phone calls and home visits on days of absence. We will also arrange meetings for families who have consistently poor attendance or punctuality
  • Spreading awareness of the impact of poor attendance can have on children’s academic ability as well as their wellbeing
  • Supporting local authority initiatives such as the attendance medals and awards
  • Ensuring parents understand their legal responsibility to bring their children to school on time each day
  • Rewarding good and outstanding attendance