Attendance Policies
At Village Infants, Nursery and Reception compete to get the best attendance to look after Georgina and Year 1 and Year 2 compete to get the best attendance to look after George. The class which has the best attendance in the school will also receive the attendance trophy.
Current Winners– WB 11.11.24
Mondeo
Fiesta / Orion / Sierra
Fiesta / Orion / Sierra
Attendance Race
Throughout the school year, we hold an attendance race. Each week the class with the best attendance will edge closer to the finish line.
Key Stage 1
EYFS
Previous Winners
W.B 11.11.2024 – Fiesta / Orion / Sierra / Mondeo
W.B 04.11.2024 – Capri / Mondeo
W.B 21.10.2024 – Orion / Sierra / Nursery
W.B 14.10.2024 – Escort / Mondeo
W.B 07.10.2024 – Orion / Mondeo
W.B 30.09.2024 – Orion / Granada
W.B 23.09.2024 – Scorpio / Cortina
W.B 16.09.2024 – Orion / Cortina
Punctuality
Each week the class with the best punctuality will look after our new Village bear, which will be named very soon! Our current winners are: Class Granada (Week beginning: 11.11.2024)
Every Day Matters
| Attendance during one school year | Equivalent Days Missed | Equivalent Sessions Missed | Equivalent Weeks Missed | Equivalent Lessons Missed |
| 95% | 9 Days | 18 Sessions | 2 Weeks | 54 Lessons |
| 90% | 19 Days | 38 Sessions | 4 Weeks | 114 Lessons |
| 85% | 29 Days | 58 Sessions | 6 Weeks | 174 Lessons |
| 80% | 38 Days | 72 Sessions | 8 Weeks | 228 Lessons |
| 75% | 48 Days | 96 Sessions | 10 Weeks | 288 Lessons |
| 70% | 57 Days | 114 Sessions | 11.5 Weeks | 342 Lessons |
| 65% | 67 Days | 134 Sessions | 13.5 Weeks | 402 Lessons |
It is also important to arrive at school on time. If a child arrives late to school every
day, their learning begins to suffer. Below is a graph showing how being late to
school every day over a school year adds up to lost learning time over one academic
year.
