Attendance
Academic Year 2024/2025
New Start Time: Thanks to you all for getting your child/ren in to school before our new bell time of 8.45am. Starting at this time means that our school day now matches the government requirements.
Mr Mcilroy is the attendance officer at Moat House Primary School. Ensuring the best possible school attendance for all pupils is a school priority in order to enable children to achieve their best. The school expect all children to achieve at least the Government minimum target of 95% attendance in an academic year.
If your child/ren are absent from school, we ask all parents/carers to notify school on the first day of absence and continue to keep school informed for the duration of the absence (speak in person or by phone to a member of office staff or leave message on school’s answer phone). If there is no communication, a home visit will be carried out by members of staff.
We work with parents to ensure that they understand the importance of uninterrupted education and that to request a leave of absence during term time, requires exceptional circumstances for the school to authorise that absence. Term time holidays cannot be authorised. Unauthorised absences can lead to a fine.
Parents are required to complete a form notifying the reason for the absence from school and the dates, including the expected date of return. The Headteacher will consider all requests on an individual basis. He will take in to consideration the nature of the request along with the child’s attendance and attainment at that time.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child's attendance, please don't hesitate to pop in to see or phone Mr McIlroy on 02476 612073.
We are always keen to support parents to ensure that attendance at Moat House is good (or better) and for this reason you may receive a Groupcall message before school begins as a reminder that classroom doors will be opening soon.
At Moat House, we are constantly looking for ways to improve attendance. With that in mind, for this year’s attendance reward scheme we have decided to try an exciting new incentive! In order to motivate each child, we will be rewarding classes with the following.
Weekly Class Reward
This year each class is against each other, the best class each week will earn £1. If a class gets 100% they will earn £5.
The children will then discuss with their teachers on how to spend the prize money! Good luck!
Half Termly Pupil Reward
On the last Friday of every half term every child who has achieved 100% will receive a certificate, pencil and sticker.
Termly Pupil Reward
A draw for all pupils with 100% attendance will take place with exciting prizes to be announced soon.
Certificates are presented to children who achieve 100% attendance at the end of each term and they will receive a pencil and badge.
| Our School Target for Attendance is: | 97% |
Friday 18th October Current school total attendance is: |
95.60% |
| Last week's attendance: | 94.95% |
The class with the best attendance was: 3ML | 96.25% |
Overall money earnt for the school year.
| Class | Class Name | Last week | Total | Money Earned last week | Total money Earned | |
| 1ET | ET don't phone home | 94.22% | 94.81% | £3.00 | ||
| 1RW | Wake up and WALKer in | 94.94% | 95.30% | £1.00 | £3.00 | |
| 2BD | You had 2 B there | 95.45% | 95.89% | £0.00 | ||
| 2MM | Ready to the Max | 95.78% | 95.88% | £1.00 | £6.00 | |
| 3EW | 3ch for the stars | 94.69% | 94.66% | £1.00 | ||
| 3KS | Smith's Superstars | 96.16% | 96.33% | £2.00 | ||
| 3ML | 3ML Millionaire Lane | 96.25% | 96.29% | £1.00 | £8.00 | |
| 4MW | Marvellous Wooding's | 95.78% | 96.18% | £3.00 | ||
| 4NL | In 4 Lynch | 95.88% | 95.99% | £1.00 | £3.00 | |
| 5JK | In today in 5JK | 91.28% | 91.33% | £0.00 | ||
| 5LM | Mrs Meininger’s Moneymakers | 95.66% | 95.98% | £1.00 | £6.00 | |
| 6CB | Early Bird Catches the Worm | 94.28% | 94.61% | £1.00 | £3.00 | |
| 6ST | 6ST Winners We'll Be | 94.06% | 93.77% | £3.00 | ||
| 94.95% | 95.15% |
| Class | Weekly Attendance | ||
| 3ML | 3ML Millionaire Lane | 96.25% | |
| 3KS | Smith's Superstars | 96.16% | |
| 4NL | In 4 Lynch | 95.88% | |
| 2MM | Ready to the Max | 95.78% | |
| 4MW | Marvellous Wooding's | 95.78% | |
| 5LM | Mrs Meininger’s Moneymakers | 95.66% | |
| 2BD | You had 2 B there | 95.45% | |
| 1RW | Wake up and WALKer in | 94.94% | |
| 3EW | 3ch for the stars | 94.69% | |
| 6CB | Early Bird Catches the Worm | 94.28% | |
| 1ET | ET don't phone home | 94.22% | |
| 6ST | 6ST Winners We'll Be | 94.06% | |
| 5JK | In today in 5JK | 91.28% | |
Holidays in Term Time:
Can I remind you that we are not legally allowed to give children time off during term time to go on holiday. This was a decision made by the Government a few years ago.
Can you please check our holiday dates when booking holidays and ensure that any holidays that you take are during the school holidays. Term time holidays can lead to a fine for each child who goes on them. Thank you.