We at St Hilda’s are aiming for excellent attendance for all our students. Mrs Steele is our Attendance Officer and her role is to work with families and students to prioritise excellent attendance.  Punctuality is also really important.  As part of our rewards and celebration, we are rewarding excellent attendance and punctuality on a weekly basis by adding points into the rewards account of every student at St Hilda’s.  

Does Attendance Really Matter?  

1 or 2 days a week may not seem like a lot but… 

0 Days off School in a year  0 Lessons missed	100%	Perfect Attendance
2 Days off School in a year 10 Lessons missed	99%	Excellent Attendance
5 Days off School in a year 25 Lessons missed	97%	Good Attendance
10 Days off School in a year 50 Lessons missed	95%	Slightly Below Average Attendance
14 Days off School in a year 70 Lessons Missed	93%	Poor Attendance
20 Days off School in a year 100 Lessons missed	90%	Very Poor Attendance

As a parent you will be aware that a pupil’s absence during term time can seriously disrupt their continuity of learning. Not only do they miss the teaching provided on the days they are away, they are also less prepared for lessons after their return. There is a consequent risk of underachievement which you must try to avoid. 

The table below shows the impact of absence on attainment at GCSE. Missing just one week in Year 10 and one week in Year 11 can have a negative impact on GCSE results. 

Absence procedures 

If your child is absent you must: 

• Contact us by ringing or emailing school between 8.00 – 8.30am advising us of the name and form of the pupil, the reason for absence and the expected date of return if known. If the date of return is not known a telephone call will be required every day for continued absence. 

• E-mails will only be accepted if from the registered e-mail address on SIMS. These should be forwarded to attendance@st-hildas.co.uk 

• Explanations for absence must be received within five working days of the last day of absence or the absence will be classed as unauthorised. 

• Phone calls can be made to 0151 733 2709 and then follow the prompts to Attendance 

• Please note, if a child arrives to school 30 minutes after the registers close at 9:05am they will receive a U code, this is an unauthorised absence and will affect your child’s attendance data 

  

Pursuant to Section 444 of the Education Act 1996 a parent can be prosecuted for their child’s unauthorised absences from school. 

A Penalty Notice Fine can be used as an alternative to prosecution in a range of situations where unauthorised absence occurs, as outlined in the School’s Attendance Policy. Please click here to view the School’s Attendance Policy. 

It is important for you to be aware for future reference, that legislation in respect of holidays in term time (The Education (Penalty Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 does not grant parents an entitlement to take their child on holiday during term time. 

Any application for leave must only be in exceptional circumstances and Head Teachers must be satisfied that the circumstances are exceptional before they can warrant the granting of leave. However, Head Teachers are not expected to class any term time holiday as exceptional. 

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