Mather Street Primary School
Federated with Yew Tree Community School (MY Schools Together)
Attendance & Punctuality
| Name | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Files | |||
| MST Attendance Policy 2024.pdf |
Every week, each class earns points for attendance. The points earn rewards. The winning class looks after the trophy for a week.
Attendance
Our overall attendance for 2023/4 was ...
92.6%
Our target for good attendance is 96%. Please help us to meet our target by ensuring that your children attend school everyday.
Regular school attendance is an important part of giving your child the best possible start in life. Below is a table showing how the percentage attendance equates to the amount of school time missed.
We appreciate your continued support in ensuring your child attends school regularly and on time.
| Attendance during the school year | |
| 96%+ |
Well done! Your child has good attendance. Thank you for your support in ensuring your child attends school regularly and on time. |
| 90% - 96% |
You are nearly there! If there is anything that school can do to support you with your child’s attendance, please let us know.
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| 85% - 90% |
Your child is missing between 4 – 6 weeks of school over the year and is at risk of underachieving.
If there is anything that school can do to support you, please let us know. |
| Less than 85% | Your child is missing 8 – 13.5 weeks of school over the year and is seriously at risk of underachieving. Your child is classed as a persistent absentee and you are at risk of being issued with a fixed penalty notice. We will be working with you to help improve your child’s attendance. If there is anything that school can do to support you with your child’s attendance, please let us know. |
Punctuality
When children are regularly late for school, they are missing out on some of their education.
A few minutes every day soon amount to a lot of time.
Have a look at the information below and see how much learning time your child may be missing out on.
| Minutes late per day | School days lost over the year |
| 5 minutes | 3 days |
| 10 minutes | 6.5 days |
| 15 minutes | 10 days |
| 20 minutes | 13 days |
| 25 minutes | 15 days |