Attendance

At Nonsuch Primary School, we believe that education is important because it provides our children with the skills needed for life. In order to gain these skills, children need to attend school regularly and punctually – this is both for academic and social reasons.

We have an attendance officer, who works closely with our school community to support families in improving and maintaining good attendance. Nonsuch Primary School is dedicated to helping parents and carers address any challenges they may face in ensuring their children attend school regularly and on time.

School has a slow entry, and so we open our gates at 08:40am every morning.

The main gates shut at 8:50am.

Register is open at 9:00am.

School finishes at 3:20pm.

As a school we will work closely with children, parents/carers and the local community to resolve attendance issues.

It is the responsibility of parents/carers to ensure that their child attends school on time, unless there is an authorised reason for their absence.

A number of incentives are in place to promote good attendance; these include:

• Each week, children who achieve 100% attendance, receive 5 house points. At the end of the half term, the house with the most house points receive a treat of their choice, decided by the house and the house captain.
• Weekly attendance assembly
• Display board in the entrance to celebrate good attendance.
• We  have a CSAWs attendance officer who works with our families.
• We report on attendance on the weekly newsletter.
• The school’s current target for attendance is 96%.
   

Attendance Rewards at Nonsuch Primary School

At Nonsuch, we are committed to promoting excellent attendance and celebrating the effort our pupils make to come to school regularly. Our attendance reward system is designed to recognise pupils who maintain good attendance throughout the year, while also providing regular opportunities to be celebrated and motivated.

Half-Termly Attendance Rewards

Each half term, we review pupils’ attendance. Those who have achieved 96% or higher during that half term are invited to a special reward event, except for Summer 2. This may include:

• Discos
• Movie afternoons
• Treat activities
• Certificates and celebration assemblies

This approach ensures children are motivated in the moment and have regular opportunities to succeed, even if they’ve had previous absences earlier in the year.

Please note the following below to explain our absence policy that is in line with the Department for Education, Birmingham Support First Guidance and the KCSiE guidance. Dependant upon circumstances, we may conduct a home visit at any point.

Day 1 Absence: Please call the office on 0121 464 2064. Lines are open from 8am.

Day 1 Absence: If we have received no communication from the parent/carer, school will attempt to make contact and school may conduct a home visit.

Day 1 Absence: If we have received a notification that your child is ill, we will update the register and may complete a home visit.

Day 3 Absence: If we have received no communication from the parent/carer, school will continue to make contact and school may conduct a home visit

Day 3 Absence: If contact has been made, on day three and beyond, we will conduct a home visit

Continued Absence: If we cannot contact the family, we may refer this to Children Missing in Education services or a police safe and well check.

End-of-Year Attendance Reward (Summer 2)

At the end of the academic year, we hold a final celebration event for pupils who have achieved 96% or higher across the whole year.
This is a cumulative reward recognising sustained attendance and is aligned with the Department for Education’s national expectation that pupils maintain at least 96% attendance annually.

Nonsuch Primary School follow DFE guidance on attendance and Birmingham County Council Policy on term time absence – School attendance and absence, advice for schools | Birmingham City Council

Please ensure your child attends school regularly and avoid taking leave in term-time unless there are exceptional circumstances. The new rules from September 2024 are below:

96% Attendane Disco

For pupils with 96% and above attendance, we held our half-termly attendance disco outside in the sunshine! The children enjoyed dancing, playing together and munching the party snacks!