Attendance Percentage Calculator: Knowing Your Child’s Risk

Use this table to understand the impact of missed days on your child’s overall attendance. You should apply the colour formatting listed below to the “Classification” column in your Word document.

The School Day and Punctuality

Our School Day Starts at 9:00 am.

Any absences must be reported to the school office by 8.30 am each morning on 01282 882150

Free Breakfast Available for all from 8:30 am

We encourage all students to arrive on time to benefit from the free breakfast and ensure a calm, ready start to the day.

Lateness Policy

Why Attendance & Punctuality Matter

Attending school regularly and on time is the single most important factor in your child’s success. Every day counts!

Academic Success:

• Students with high attendance are more likely to achieve better grades, pass their exams, and secure better future prospects.

Social & Emotional Development:

• Regular attendance helps students build strong friendships, develop social skills, and feel connected to the school community.

Building Routine & Responsibility:

• Being on time teaches essential life skills, responsibility, and respect for others’ time—qualities vital for college and future employment.

• The regularity that pupils attend school has a significant impact on several outcomes for them. It is about their belonging as part of the community, engagement in wider school life and activities, including clubs, trips and careers education. It is about their welfare and safety. And it is about their learning. For pupils who attend school every day, they are more likely to attain more highly than their peers who do not:
• ‘in 2019,  primary school children in Key Stage 2 who didn’t achieve the expected standard in reading, writing and maths missed on average four more days per school year than those whose performance exceeded the expected standard.
• ‘Secondary school pupils who didn’t achieve grade 9 to 4 in English and maths missed on 10 more days on average over the key stage than those who achieved grade 9 to 5 in both English and maths.’
• Ultimately attendance is about inclusion and social justice. We need to work to address barriers to allows all pupils to participate in and contribute to their school life. Just as with safeguarding, SEND and behaviour we should maintain an approach of professional curiosity to identify any barriers and work collectively to address them.

The ‘Golden Hour’ Approach to Safety

We take student safety and well-being seriously, and every minute counts at the start of the school day.

The ‘golden hour’ approach means the location of every pupil is known within the first hour of the school day. The sooner though the better and knowing the method of transport in to school supports this monitoring.

This critical focus ensures that if a student is absent, we can quickly identify the reason and take immediate, appropriate action, guaranteeing their safety.

Attendance: Legal Responsibilities & Information

As a parent/carer, you have a legal duty to ensure your child receives full-time education. We work in partnership with you to meet this obligation.

Key Legislation

• Education Act 1996

Section 7 states that the parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him/her to receive efficient full-time education suitable to their age, ability, and aptitude, and to any special educational needs they may have.

• Leave of Absence

Headteachers cannot grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. Holidays during term time will be unauthorised and may result in a fine (Penalty Notice) issued by the Local Authority.

• Reporting Absence

All absences must be reported to the school office by a parent/carer before 8:30 am on the first day of absence and every day thereafter. Please state the specific reason for absence.

What Our School Does For You: Attendance Support and Rewards

We invest heavily in systems and support to ensure excellent attendance is both easy and rewarding.

Support offered for lower attendance

Tier 1: Universal Support

Tier 2: Targeted Support

Tier 3: Intensive Support

Contact Our Attendance Team

Attendance Officer: Layla Conway
Email: lconway@heightsburnley-ept.com

SLT for Attendance: Omar Rafiq

Email: orafiq@heightsburnley-ept.com