Attendance

It is well recognised that good, consistent attendance at school is crucial to a child’s or young person’s future prospects. Reducing absence from school continues to be a priority for all schools within the Honley High School partnership.

If a child of compulsory school age is registered at a school, it is essential that they attend school regularly to allow a child to fulfil their potential. For a school to be considered to have a good attendance we must have attendance of at least 97%. Our current school attendance is approximately 96%.

Every single day a child is absent from school equates to a day of lost learning. Attendance percentages can be misleading. For some parents 90% attendance may seem like an acceptable level of attendance. However, the reality is that 90% attendance means that your child will miss half a day of school each week or 19 days of school during the school year. That is nearly four school weeks which in some cases, is almost impossible to recover.

Our School Day

The school has a 32.5 hour week and it is compulsory that your child attends as follows: