Strood Academy’s attendance target for all children is 97%.
The Department for Education recently published their findings on the link between absence and attainment at Key Stage 4:
- Achievement is directly linked to attendance
- An attendance figure of 90% may not sound very low, but it reduces a child’s chance of achieving 5 or more 9-5 grades at GCSE from 81% to around 57%.
- A child who averages 80% attendance during their secondary school career effectively misses one whole year of education and significantly reduces their chances of securing good outcomes at the end of Year 11.
- Even for high-achieving students poor attendance has a significant negative impact on their grades. It has been shown that missing just 17 days of school in Year 11 reduces final GCSE grades by one level across all subjects. This could easily be sufficient to prevent a student from getting into their sixth-form course, apprenticeship and the university or career of their choice.
Excellent
Attendance
Days Absent
Learning Hours Lost
100% / 190 days
0 days
0 hours
99% / 188 days
2 days
10 hours
Good
Attendance
Days Absent
Learning Hours Lost
98% / 186 days
4 days
20 hours
97% / 184 days
6 days
30 hours
96% / 182.5 days
7.5 days
37.5 hours
Cause for Concern
Attendance
Days Absent
Learning Hours Lost
95% / 180.5 days
9.5 days
47.5 hours
94% / 179 days
11 days
55 hours
93% / 177 days
13 days
65 hours
92% / 175 days
15 days
75 hours
91% / 173 days
17 days
85 hours
Unsatisfactory
Attendance
Days Absent
Learning Hours Lost
90% / 171 days
19 days
95 hours
89% / 169 days
21 days
105 hours
88% / 167 days
23 days
115 hours
87% / 165 days
25 days
125 hours
Serious Cause for Concern
Attendance
Days Absent
Learning Hours Lost
86% / 163 days
27 days
135 hours
Critical
Attendance
Days Absent
Learning Hours Lost
85% / 161.5 days
28.5 days
142.5 hours
84% / 159.5 days
30.5 days
152.5 hours
83% / 158 days
32 days
160 hours
82% / 156 days
34 days
170 hours
81% / 154 days
36 days
180 hours
80% / 152 days
38 days
190 hours
Punctuality is equally important. In line with the Academy attendance policy, students who arrive late to the Academy will receive a detention for poor punctuality. The table shows the impact of lateness on your child’s learning.
Minutes late per day
Equivalent school days missed
5 minutes
3.4 school days a year
10 minutes
6.9 school days a year
15 minutes
10.3 school days a year
20 minutes
13.8 school days a year
30 minutes
20.7 school days a year
Rewards
Students at Strood Academy receive reward points for demonstrating Strood CORE values of respect, kindness, resilience and inquisitiveness. They also gain rewards for outstanding work, representation of the Academy, 100% weekly attendance and for displaying characteristics of a model college citizen. All of which will be celebrated in year group and college assemblies.
Every 2 weeks form competitions will run and those winners will be invited to the main canteen to enjoy a Hot Chocolate, Slushie, or cookie on us as a thank you for their continued hard working ethos.
Students will also receive reward badges for reaching the following milestones:
- Bronze – 100 points – Strood Values Badge (Respect, Kindness, Resilience or Inquisitiveness).
- Silver – 200 points = College Badge (Victory, Trafalgar or Hercules)
- Gold – 300 points = College Mascot
- Platinum – 450 points = Star Prize!
Absence Reporting
The academy must be contacted on the first day of absence and each day of absence after. Contact by calling the absence line directly on 01634 722735 / 07860054458 or via email attendance@stroodacademy.org.
Failure to do this may trigger a safeguarding referral or a home visit from the Academy.