Westborough thinks the topic of attendance is so important we have our own web page on the topic. Student attendance is discussed every week by the Leadership Team and monitored on a daily basis by our Attendance Team and Pastoral Staff.
Why is Attendance Important?
Students who attend daily can be shown statistically to do better in their examinations and it doesn’t take a genius to realise why this is. Students who attend everyday benefit from the wealth of experience our staff offer in helping them to learn. If students are absent they miss out on this benefit. Good attendance is celebrated every term in awards ceremonies and there are regular prizes given out to the highest attenders and most improved attenders. Where students are persistently late or fail to attend school there can be serious consequences for students and parents. However, the most serious consequence for poor attenders and students who are late, comes at the end of Y11 when applications to Colleges are made. The school is required to provide Colleges with attendance data and you will find that most students will fail to gain a college placement in the College of their choosing if their attendance falls below 96%. If students fall below 85% attendance this is classed as Persistent Absence and is very serious.
The table below highlights the impact on attendance that 1 or more days off has.
|
Days Absent |
% Attendance |
|
1 Day |
99.5% |
|
2 Days |
99.0% |
|
3 Days |
98.5% |
|
4 Days |
97.9% |
|
5 Days |
97.4% |
|
6 Days |
96.9% |
|
7 Days |
96.4% |
|
8 Days |
95.9% |
|
9 Days |
95.3% |
|
10 Days |
94.8% |
|
11 Days |
94.3% |
|
12 Days |
93.8% |
|
13 Days |
93.3% |
|
14 Days |
92.7% |
|
15 Days |
92.2% |
|
16 Days |
91.7% |
|
17 Days |
91.2% |
|
18 Days |
90.7% |
|
19 Days |
90.2% |
|
20 Days |
89.6% |
|
21 Days |
89.1% |
|
22 Days |
88.6% |
|
23 Days |
88.1% |
|
24 Days |
87.6% |
|
25 Days |
87.0% |
|
26 Days |
86.5% |
|
27 Days |
86.0% |
|
28 Days |
85.5% |
|
29 Days |
85.0% |
|
30 Days |
84.5% |
