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  • Attendance categories

    Attendance categories

    We use categories to describe pupils' attendance. Below is a table of the categories we use. These categories are aligned with all schools who are part of the University of Chichester Academy Trust.

    Threshold

    Category

    100%

    Excellent

    ≥ 98%

    Good

    ≥ 95% and < 98%

    Concerning attendance

    ≥ 90% and < 95%

    Seriously concerning attendance

    ≥ 50% and < 90%

    Persistent absence

    < 50%

    Severely absent

    Clear link between attendance and outcomes

    If concerning attendance is left unchallenged, students leave school with lower grades. This restricts their opportunities as a young adult. Persistent absence from lessons over a 5-year period has a severe negative impact on students.

    Days missed based on each category

    Category

    Days missed

    Excellent

    0

    Good

    4

    Concerning

    10

    Seriously concerning

    19

    Persistently absent

    29

    Severely absent

    47

    Category and number of lessons missed in 1 year.

    Category

    Lessons missed in 1 year

    Excellent

    0

    Good

    20

    Concerning

    50

    Seriously concerning

    95

    Persistently absent

    145

    Severely absent

    235

    Category and number of lessons missed in 5 years

    Category

    Lessons missed in 5 years

    Excellent

    0

    Good

    100

    Concerning

    250

    Seriously concerning

    475

    Persistently absent

    725

    Severely absent

    1175

    Summary of all the attendance information shared above

    Category

    Percentage attendance

    Days missed

    Lessons missed in 1 year

    Lessons missed in 5 years

    Excellent

    100%

    0

    0

    0

    Good

    ≥ 98%

    4

    20

    100

    Concerning

    ≥ 95% and < 98%

    10

    50

    250

    Seriously concerning

    ≥ 90% and < 95%

    19

    95

    475

    Persistently absent

    ≥ 50% and < 90%

    29

    145

    725

    Severely absent

    < 50%

    38

    190

    950

    Severely absent

    < 50%

    47

    235

    1175