Attendance & Punctuality
At Cavendish Community Primary School, our vision is to ensure ALL pupils can fulfil their potential by attending school every day to benefit holistically from their education so that they are motivated, happy and prepared to learn and achieve.
As a Right Respecting School, we acknowledge under Article 18 & 28 of the UNCRC the importance of working together with parents/carers to ensure children have full access to the education provided for them. Together, we are duty bound to ensure children receive these Rights.
Article 18 (parental responsibilities and state assistance) Both parents/carers share responsibility for bringing up their child and should always consider what is best for the child.
Article 28 (right to education) Every child has the right to an education.
We have high expectations for attendance at Cavendish Community Primary School and work hard to support our families so that all children can access school and learning every day. A significant number of our children have excellent and we commend them for that. We fully understand that there may be occasions when a child's attendance may be affected due to exceptional circumstances. In these cases, we will endeavour to work with families and offer support and advice. Start and finish times Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & 2 - 8:40am start & 3:10pm finish Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 - 8:50am start & 3:20pm finish *registers are taken within 10 minutes of arrival and formally close 30 minutes after start times We ask that non-urgent medical appointments are made outside of school hours (where possible). We would require evidence of any appointments during school hours, in order to authorise the session. All absences must be reported by 8:30am (where possible) on their first day of absence and each subsequent day thereafter, to avoid unauthorised absence. Any unauthorised absence may lead to further action - please see the Attendance Policy. Lates - if a child arrives late to school, they are to report to the main school office to sign in. Late arrivals after the register has closed, may be recorded as unauthorised. Registers close 30 minutes after start times.
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Percentage Attendance
96-100%
91-95%
If a child's attendance drops below 96% (our expected attendance), school will monitor this closely and liaise with parents/carers to support this where necessary.
51-90%
Pupils who have attendance below 90% are persistently absent.
If a child's attendance is below 90%, school will work directly with the family in order to support with improving attendance. This may include an attendance support plan or external intervention. See Attendance Policy.
0-50%
Pupils below 50% are considered severely absent and school will endevour to work closely with the family through an attendance support plan and/or external intervention. See Attendance Policy.
