School Attendance
Attendance Matters At Colton
October 2020
Have a look at the table below to see how your son/daughter’s class have contributed to Colton Primary School’s current attendance level of 97.8%
Reception |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
98.3 |
99.1 |
98.8 |
95.6 |
98.8 |
97.3 |
97.9 |
Colton Primary School appreciates parents’ support in maintaining positive attendance.
EVERY DAY COUNTS |
90% attendance means missing on average half a day EVERY week. That’s four whole weeks of school in one year. |
90% attendance = a child missing 100 hours of learning each year. |
Children with 90% attendance or below miss out on valuable time for social development within their peer group. |
Children with average attendance of 90% miss over half a year of education by the time they leave secondary education. We know positive attendance prepares children for their transition into secondary education. |
National research suggests that 90% attendance at secondary school = SATS level drop in achievement by the end of year 9 and a GCSE grade lower in all subjects by year 11 |
TERM TIME HOLIDAYS |
A child on holiday for 2 weeks during term time will miss at least 50 hours of learning. Some children never catch up. |
We ask parents to help children achieve their full potential by not taking holidays during term time. |
We will only authorise term time leave in highly exceptional circumstances. |
Congratulations to our 166 children who have achieved 100% attendance for the year so far.
A fantastic achievement!