Regents Review Summer 2025

The Regents Review Summer 2025

GENERAL NEWS

Please visit www.regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ attendance/ for all your attendance needs or queries. Government Report on Absence and Attainment (grades) The Government have released a research report on “the link between attendance and attainment in an assessment year”. This report clearly shows that if students are absent from school, they will be less well-off as adults. The key findings are as follows: • The higher the attendance, the better the outcomes. • At KS4, students who attended school nearly every day in Year 11 were 1.9 times more likely to achieve the Grade 5 in English and maths GCSE, compared to students who only attended 90-95% of the time (relating to up to 2 weeks more time in school over the course of a year) and 3 times more likely than persistently absent students, who only attend 85-90% of the time (relating to 4 - 6 weeks more time in school). • Missing just 10 days of Year 11, reduced the likelihood of achieving grade 5 in English and maths by around 50%. • At both KS2 and KS4, moving up a single attendance band by attending school 2 extra weeks a year, is associated with an increased chance of achieving the expected outcome of at least 30% (KS2) and 10% (KS4) across the full range of attendance. At KS4, moving from 90-95% to 95-100% was associated with largest increase in chance from moving up one band. • At school level, as more students are in the higher attendance bands, the greatest gains in outcome could be made by students from the 90-95% band moving into the 95-100% attendance band (0-20 days extra in school over the year). However, this analysis shows that there may be gains in attainment by improving attendance of all students by a single 5% band across the range of attendance bands. How Attendance Impacts Grades On the next page, there is an example of how poor attendance impacts grades for the same student (based upon real GCSE analysis):

Calling all ex students! We would love to hear from our ex students to see what you have all been up to! Please contact us if you would like to be part of our growing alumni community at info@regentspark.southampton.sch.uk

SIMS Parent App SIMS Parent App enables you to access real time information. • Student timetable • Attendance • Calendar • Update student data information • School reports (when available) If you wish to register for SIMS Parent App, please contact us via telephone or email. Attendance Matters At RPCC, we expect students to attend every lesson, every day. Good attendance is important because: • Statistics show a significant, direct link between under-achievement and absence below 95% (absence of 10 school days or 20 sessions) • Regular attenders make better progress, both socially and academically. • Regular attenders find school routines enable them to build relationships, succeed and enjoy school life. • Regular attenders find learning more satisfying. • Regular attenders have greater success transferring from primary to secondary school and into Further Education and Higher Education, employment or training.

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