Time to Celebrate! 

We’re delighted to celebrate our Autumn term attendance of 95.8%, which is higher than both the national average and the attendance of schools with a similar profile to ours. This is a fantastic achievement and reflects the strong partnership between families, pupils and staff, thank you to everyone for making attendance such a priority. Getting your child to school every day and on time has a significant impact on their progress, attainment, emotional wellbeing and the life skills they develop for the future. We also understand that there are times when children are genuinely unwell and absence is unavoidable. To support families in making these decisions, please find attached a helpful PDF from Solihull Council with guidance on when to keep your child at home and when it is appropriate to send them into school.

We value and encourage and high attendance and punctuality.  We aim for an attendance figure of 97%+ for our pupils.

Please refer to our Attendance policy for further detail:

The attendance process is managed in school by Miss Hull - Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Workman - School Business Manager and Miss Haynes - Office Assistant. 

Miss Haynes is responsible for recording attendance and absence for all children. Absence should be reported via the school absence line before 9am on the day of absence. Miss Haynes also follows up missing marks and makes phone calls to parents/carers. Miss Haynes is managed by Mrs Workman.

On a daily basis, Miss Hull checks attendance with the Miss Haynes and Mrs Workman and directs any necessary actions.

Miss Hull, Mrs Workman and Miss Haynes review attendance and punctuality twice per half term and carry out the necessary actions to ensure attendance targets are met. 

Mrs Nicholls as Head teacher oversees all aspects of attendance and has monthly attendance meetings with Miss Hull and follow up meetings with Mrs Workman. Letters to parents relating to matters of attendance are issued accordingly. Whole school termly attendance data is shared with the Governing Board. 

Dickens Heath Community Primary School accesses the services of CSAWS Educational Welfare Services for advice and provide additional support and services when required.