Attendance
At Mossbourne Fobbing Academy, we believe that excellent attendance is vital for every student's success. Attending school regularly not only ensures academic progress, but also helps students develop strong social skills, build lasting friendships, and gain essential life experiences such as teamwork, cultural awareness, and an understanding of future career pathways.
Conversely, poor attendance can have serious consequences, including underachievement and increased vulnerability to harm, such as Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE), radicalisation, or becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
We expect every student to aim for at least 97% attendance. While parents and carers have a legal duty to ensure regular attendance, we are committed to working in partnership with families to promote good attendance and provide support where needed.
Attendance is closely monitored as part of our safeguarding responsibility. Registers are taken twice daily — once in the morning and once in the afternoon — and attendance is tracked throughout the day. Early intervention is key, and we act quickly where patterns of absence or persistent absenteeism emerge, ensuring all students can access their full educational entitlement.
For more information, please see our policies section, including the Behaviour, Uniform and Appearance Policy and the Attendance Policy.
The school's Behaviour and Attendance policies are available on our website.
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Lateness = lost learning
- 5 minutes late each day 3 days lost
- 10 minutes late each day 6.5 days lost
- 15 minutes late each day 10 days lost
- 20 minutes late each day 13 days lost
- 30 minutes late each day 19 days lost
Average earnings
- 0 Qualifications = £7.44 per hour
- GCSEs = £9.02 per hour 'A' Levels = £10.25 per hour
- Graduate degree = £15.01 per hour
School x Attendance = Success
- 1 in 5 pupils miss 19 days a year. These pupils will drop at least ONE GCSE GRADE in each of your subjects.
- 1-4 GCSE grades can increase your wages by 17%
- 5 or more GCSE grades 5 to 9 can increase your wages by 41%
- If you improve your attendance by 1% you could see a 5-6% improvement in your attainment
If you are concerned about your child’s school attendance, it is always best to talk to us first. We have a dedicated Attendance Team who are here to help students and families. Students with attendance of less than 97% are monitored closely. Each year group also has the specialist support of a pastoral support officer who will be able to offer intensive support and guidance to students and families to help improve attendance.
Attendance Officer Email:attendance@gablehall.com