Attendance And Punctuality
Good attendance is paramount if our students are to succeed and achieve their maximum potential. All St Mary's students have a target of a minimum percentage attendance of 95%.
Lates
If a student is late on TWO OR MORE occasions in one week he or she is automatically placed on detention the following Monday evening. Notification of this detention is issued to the student and a text sent home. Lates covered by a note are not counted towards a detention.
Do you know how much time is missed when students are late for school?
| Students late by |
Total time lost each week |
Total time lost each year |
Total teaching days lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Minutes | 25 minutes | 15 hours 50 minutes | more than 3 days |
| 10 Minutes | 50 minutes | 31 hours 40 minutes | more than 5 days |
| 15 Minutes | 75 minutes | 47 hours 30 minutes | 8 days |
| 20 Minutes | 100 minutes | 63 hours 20 minutes | more than 10 days |
| 30 Minutes | 150 minutes | 95 hours | 16 days |
Attendance Matters
Do you know how much time is missed each year?
95% results in - 10 days or 50 lessons MISSED
80% results in - 40 days or 200 lessons MISSED
Statistics show that students with attendance rates of less than 90% have only a 35% chance of achieving five good grades at GCSE including Maths and English.
Truancy Call
Truancy Call is an automated system which allows the college to notify parents and carers when a student is absent from morning registration. Students are made aware that if they miss registration for any reason they must sign in at the Registration Office to prevent a call being sent home. This system is used primarily to safeguard students.