Attendance
Our aim is to make your child's school life a happy and enjoyable learning experience. To support your child's education, you have an important role to play – we ask for your assistance and co-operation in the following.
Why attendance matters
It might not feel like much day to day, but small amounts of absence and lateness add up significantly over the course of a school career.
Registers open at 8:45 and close at 9:00. Children arriving after 8:45 will be marked as late (L). Children arriving any time after 9:00 will be marked as late after registers close (U).
Children should attend school unless they are ill. You may be asked to provide medical certificates for lengthy or regular illnesses. On every day of any absence, please call 01225 782388 or email pupilabsence@staverton.wilts.sch.uk to let us know why your child isn't attending.
Taking your child out of school for shopping, birthdays, and similar reasons is not acceptable and will not be authorised. Occasionally, family emergencies such as a bereavement may require a child to be absent from school. In these circumstances, please discuss the situation with the school as soon as possible, so we can provide the right support.
If you have concerns about your child's attendance – for example, if they're refusing to attend or are unhappy at school – please speak to your child's class teacher in the first instance. Mrs Arlett, Mrs Sykes and Miss Jefferys are also on hand to discuss any attendance concerns you may have.
Medical appointments
Please let the office know if your child has a medical appointment. Where possible, try to arrange appointments for after school hours. An early morning or late afternoon appointment means your child doesn't have to miss a whole day of school.
Punctuality
It's important that your child arrives at school on time. This helps them feel calm and ready for the start of the day, and ensures they don't miss any of their education. Arriving late can be embarrassing and worrying for a small child, as well as disrupting the rest of the class. Good punctuality is a positive habit for the future, and reinforces the value of education from an early age.
If your child is absent…
That equals…
20 days per year
Which is…
4 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Nearly 1.5 years
That equals…
40 days per year
Which is…
8 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Over 2.5 years
That equals…
80 days per year
Which is…
16 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Over 5 years
That equals…
120 days per year
Which is…
24 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Nearly 8 years
If your child is late…
That equals…
50 mins per week
Which is…
Nearly 1.5 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Nearly half a year
That equals…
1 hour 40 mins per week
Which is…
Over 2.5 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Nearly 1 year
That equals…
Half a day per year
Which is…
4 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Nearly 1.5 years
That equals…
1 day per week
Which is…
8 weeks per year
Over 13 years…
Over 2.5 years
