Attendance
If your child is unwell and you are unsure whether they should come to school or not, please use this flowchart as a guide:
Having good attendance is vital if your child is going to do well at school - it really is that simple!!
Whilst we would like to see every child have an attendance of 100%, we recognise that this is not always possible, due to illness. However, we do expect children to have an attendance of at least 96% unless there are very good reasons.
We have a policy for attendance which is shared with all the Stowmarket schools - please visit our policy page to find, read and download if you wish, our policy document.
As a way of explaining the huge impact that poor attendance can have on a child's future, please see the table below, based upon genuine fact:
|
A Child's Attendance at School |
The Likelihood of them getting 5A* to C grades at GCSE (The chance of them doing well at High School) |
| 94% or above | Very Good |
| 93% | Good |
| 92% | Fair |
| 90% | <50% chance |
| 88% | <35% chance |
| <88% | <30% chance |