Nelson Mandela Primary School

Nelson Mandela Primary School

Putting your child at the heart of learning

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.

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