Regular daily attendance in school is very important to ensure continuity in learning and the best possible outcomes for every child. Any absence affects a child's progress in school and regular absence will seriously impact upon your child's potential to achieve. Pupils are more likely to enjoy school, achieve better outcomes and increase their chances in life with good attendance.

As a school, attendance is very closely monitored and patterns of absence are reviewed every two weeks.  

We have three categories of attendance at Osbaston Church in Wales School, which fall into our traffic light system.

Green Zone	Attendance of 97% and above	Excellent attendance
Amber Zone	Attendance between 90% and 96.9%	Risk of underachievement
Red Zone	Attendance below 90%	Serious risk of underachievement and being monitored by school and Education Welfare Service

 

Attendance During  One School Year	Equivalent Days Absent
97%	5 school days
95%	9 school days
90%	19 school days
85%	29 school days

 

We fully recognise pupils may be absent due to sickness and this requires a period of 48 hours before returning to school. This will be coded as authorised absence.

However, if your child is regularly missing school due to feeling under the weather or unwell, the school will ask you to come in to school for a meeting to discuss absence. Remember the school will always contact you if your child is unwell at school. Coughs and colds are a common feature within our school community and do not warrant absence from school.

Your child may also need to attend a medical due to personal health reasons. It is important to know medical appointments will be coded as an authorised absence and will reflect in your child's attendance profile. However, we do ask you to try to make dental appointments after school or during the school holidays, rather than miss periods of learning. We also expect your child to return to school after an appointment if it is local and for a short period of time.

Holidays should not be taken during term time and will not be authorised by the school, unless there are exceptional circumstances . Any request for absence during term time must be submitted in writing to the Head teacher. (Please see Holiday Request Form below.) Holidays will be recorded as unauthorised absence and may incur a fixed penalty notice.

Regular attendance is the key to your child making good progress at school. We will work closely with all families to ensure every child is able to reach their potential.

 

Attendance Matters!

How can parents/ carers help?

 

• Do not take holidays within term time.
• Do not take long weekends which result in the children losing Fridays/ Mondays.
• Always tell us why your child is absent from school. Let us know on the first day of absence via a phone call. If you do not let us know, we will contact you for a reason.
• If you are struggling and need help let us know.
• Always engage with the school so that we can support you. Sometimes children are ill and they cannot help being absent. 
• Always attend attendance meetings if requested. These meetings are meant to be supportive and to ensure that the school is aware of any issues.
• Work with us because we only want the best educational opportunities for your child. Your child has one chance and we want that to be the best chance to learn, grow and succeed.

 

	Term Time Holidays- July 2026	[pdf 124KB]
	Holiday Request Form	[doc 103KB]