Attendance

At Newport Primary School we track attendance on a monthly basis.  Our attendance target is 96%.  If your child falls below this target then you will receive a letter from school sharing with you your child's attendance.  At times there may be valid reasons for attendance e.g. chicken pox, however we feel it is still important to keep you up to date.  

If children's attendance falls below 96% and there is no obvious reason (bout of significant illness) then you may be asked to come into school for a meeting to discuss what the barriers are to attending school and what we can do to support.  

Persistent absence is when a child's attendance is 90% or below.  Severe absence is when a child's attendance is 50% or below.