Attendance Matters
At Kingsthorne we encourage all of our children to have excellent attendance and punctuality. Research by the Education Department has shown that even short gaps in a child’s attendance can reduce their progress and learning. Our aim at Kingsthorne is for every child to achieve 100%, with no late marks. We do understand, however, that children do have illnesses that may affect their attendance. With that in mind we do have an attendance target of 97% that all children should aspire to achieve in the academic year. Ultimately, if children are not in school, they cannot learn.
| Equals this number of days absent | Which is approximately this many weeks absent | Which means this number of lessons missed |
| 9 days | 2 weeks | 50 lessons |
| 19 days | 4 weeks | 100 lessons |
| 29 days | 6 weeks | 150 lessons |