Attendance

Attendance at HTPS

The school continues to work hard to improve attendance. Attendance has improved on last year as shown below.

2014/2015 - 93.3%

2015/2016 - 92.8%

2016/2017 - 93.3%

2017/2018 - 93.7%

2018/2019 - 93.5%

2019/2020 - 93.7% **

**Covid 19 School Closure – 15.03.2020 attendance dropped to 91.8% by 22nd March. During 2020-2021, attendance varied due to lockdowns and self isolation requirements. Our attendance increased from 82.6% to 91.2% and overall was around 89%.

Traffic Light System

The school operates a traffic lights system and parents receive letters so they know how well their child is doing for attendance.

• If your child has GREEN attendance, then this means that they have achieved 95% attendance or above, which is the minimum Government expectation.

• If your child has YELLOW attendance, this means that they have attendance of below 95% but above 90% and have therefore had an above average amount of time off school. It may be that these absences have been due to illness but we feel you should be aware that your child's attendance is below the minimum level recommended and that they are at a risk of underachieving.

• If your child has RED attendance, this means that they have had significant periods of time off school (below 90%) and are at risk of significantly underachieving as a result.

Attendance and Punctuality

Very good attendance and punctuality is crucial. All children should be standing on their circles five minutes before the start of the day. On Thursday, we have a rewards assembly in the hall, where the class with the best attendance and punctuality are rewarded each week. We also reward the class who have lined up the best all week. If your child is ill please make sure that we know why and how long they are likely to be off. If we don’t get a phone call or message, Mrs. Perry will ring to make sure everything is OK. Sometimes parents request time away from school for other reasons like hospital, dental or optician’s appointments. We ask you to make every effort to book these appointments outside of the school day. We are not allowed time off for any other reason, including family holidays.

If you have any questions about attendance please see Mrs. Perry in the office.

Family Support Meetings

If attendance/punctuality is becoming a concern, you may be asked to come to school for a family support planning meeting with Mrs Marsh.

Mrs. Ames is our School Attendance Officer. She monitors the school registers and absenteeism. If your child is frequently absent or late, she will contact you or visit you at home to support you to improve attendance.

Please support us to reach our attendance target of 95% by ensuring your child is in school on time every day.