Attendance
Every child is entitled to a suitable full time education and it is the parents responsibility to ensure this happens. Children who have numerous absences for whatever reason are at a disadvantage when it comes to academic and social skills.
Felix Primary School is committed to ensure attendance is at the forefront of all we do. We are committed to working in partnership with pupils, parents and carers to ensure that we reduce barriers and pupils are able to attend school each day it is open. There are of course a few exceptions such as being too unwell to attend or being given permission for exceptional circumstances IN ADVANCE from the school (please see link below for our request for absence form).
Reporting an absence
If you need to report an absence you can do so in the following ways:
Email: felixprimary@seckfordeducation.org.uk
Phone: 01394 283374 option 1 to leave a message option 2 to talk to a member of staff.
National information
It is the national guidance that pupils achieve over 96% attendance and this is our trust wide target. Anything under this amount will be monitored within the school:
| Attendance | Description | Approx. days (sessions) lost per year | Approx. weeks lost per year |
| 100% | Perfect | 0 | 0 |
| 96%-99.9% | Good | 7.5 Days (15 Sessions) | 1 week |
| 90%-95.9% | Persistent absence (concerning) | 19.6 days (39 Sessions) | 2-4 weeks |
| 50% | Severe absence (very concerning) | 95+ (195 sessions) | 19 or more weeks |
Educational Welfare Officer (EWO)
Attendance is discussed with the Educational Welfare Office at Suffolk County Council on a half term basis, pupils with attendance below 90% will be discussed at this time and meetings will be arranged between the school, parent/carers and possibly the EWO . Richard Couldridge is the allocated EWO for Felix Primary School and can be contacted on the following email richard.couldridge@suffolk.co.uk
If your child has less than 90% attendance medical evidence will be requested for all absences.
Fixed Penalty Notice
New framework has been introduced by the government which is due to come into effect from August 2024, please see link below for more information.
Penalty Notice Fines for School Attendance
Should you have any worries or concerns please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated attendance officer Mrs Howieson.
The class with the highest attendance this week is..
With 000% attendance
The school attendance for this half term is..
000%
