Attendance Overview
ATTENDANCE
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 |
94.79% | 94.91% | 94.9% | 89.15% | 90.54% |
ABSENCE
Attendance during one school year |
equals this number of days absent |
which is approximately this many weeks absent |
which means this number of lessons missed |
95% |
9 days |
2 weeks |
50 lessons |
90% |
19 days |
4 weeks |
100 lessons |
85% |
29 days |
6 weeks |
150 lessons |
Frequent Absence can add up to a considerable amount of lost learning and can seriously disadvantage your child in adult life.
90% attendance sounds good, but means that your child misses:
- One half day each week
- Nearly four weeks every school year
- Over one school year in a school career
We expect attendance to be above 95%
Persistent absence is an unacceptable amount of time off by a child. This is decided by a set number of sessions over a term.
A session is a morning or an afternoon in school - ie: 7 sessions = 1 day
Missing sessions off school will affect your child's learning and progress and could lead to a fine from the local authority.
Any attendance below 95% is unacceptable to the Governing Body of Nelson Mandela School and to the Local Authority.