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Persistent Absence

What is persistent absence?

 

If your child takes too much time off school, they will become categorised as PA or persistently absent.

 

Attendance below 90% = persistent absence.

 

Missing school will make your child fall behind in lessons and will impact their academic progress and achievement.

 

This table shows how many days missed each half–term will make your child a PA student:

 

How many days off will make your child a persistently absent pupil?

Term 1

3 ½ days off school from September until October half-term holiday

will make your child a PA student.

Term

1 & 2

7 days off school from September until the Christmas holiday

will make your child a PA student.

Term

1 - 3

10 days of absence from September until February half-term

will make your child a PA student.

Term

1 - 4

12 ½ days of absence from September until the Easter holidays

will make your child a PA student.

Term

1 - 5

15 ½ days of absence from September until May half-term

will make your child a PA student.

Term

1 - 6

19 days of absence for the full academic year from September to the end of the summer term in July

will make your child a PA student.

 

 

Severe absence

If your child has 50% or more absence, they will be considered to have severe absence. We will continue to do everything we can to support you but will also seek legal advice and action.

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