Attendance
Llongyfarchiadau to the 177 pupils (25.8% of children in the school) with 100% attendance over the Spring Term.
All children have the right to education, based on equality of opportunity, and Whitchurch Primary School, in partnership with parents and other parties, must take measures to encourage regular school attendance and reduce rates of absenteeism.
A child’s success at school is likely to be affected negatively if their attendance is poor. Those who do not attend regularly may fall behind in their learning, leading to underachievement, both academically and socially.
Whitchurch Primary School recognises the crucial role that parents play in promoting good school attendance. The school therefore seeks to provide professional, quality information and advice, communicated frequently by telephone, email, leaflets, parents’ evenings, school reports and via the school attendance webpage on our school website.
Whitchurch Primary School aims to:
Give attendance and punctuality a high priority;
Clearly define roles and responsibilities to ensure consistency and accuracy;
Provide support, advice and guidance to families;
Use attendance data systematically to evaluate success and to prioritise appropriate follow-up procedures;
Use rewards to celebrate good attendance;
Use sanctions sensitively and only when necessary;
Work in partnership with the Education Welfare Service to improve attendance; and
Support pupils returning to school after significant periods of absence.
This chart is a checklist of the national guidelines on how long a child should remain absent from school when suffering from the ailments listed. Parental discretion should of course be used for conditions where no recommended period of absence is given (eg: tonsillitis).
Attendance Letters and Information
Click below to download a copy of our attendance policy :
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to
discuss your child’s attendance.