St. Edmund's C of E Primary and Nursery School
A journey to discover 'life in all its fullness'. John 10:10
By law, all children of compulsory school age must get a suitable, full-time education. As a parent/carer, you are responsible for making sure this happens. Once your child is registered at St. Edmund’s CofE Primary & Nursery School, you are responsible for making sure your child has regular and punctual attendance at school.
Parents are legally responsible for their child attending regularly
All children of compulsory school age must receive a suitable full-time education.
Parents:
This is set out in sections 7 and 444(1) of the Education Act (1996).
The DfE reiterates that responsibility for ensuring attendance lies with parents, which includes caregivers or anyone with parental responsibility, in its school attendance parental responsibility measures guidance (page 5).
We want our children at St. Edmund’s CofE Primary & Nursery School to enjoy coming to school. Our attendance ‘floor target’ is 96% (Ofsted ‘Good’), but we aspire for 100%! Research has proven that there is a high correlation between school attendance and academic performance and success. Absence from school is often the greatest single cause of poor performance and achievement.