Home Page Westfield Community School A beacon of hope (Ofsted) A Search B Translate About Us Key Information Parents Children Attendance Home Parents Attendance As you know at Westfield we recognise the importance of attendance and punctuality, we are constantly monitoring and looking at ways to maintain and improve this with the support of parents, school and children. The National Average attendance for a primary school age child is 96%. Below are some examples of how we promote and maintain outstanding attendance here at Westfield: * Weekly class attendance figures and whole school attendance are displayed on the home page of our website. * Weekly whole school attendance displayed in the main reception and through out school. * Traffic light system (Red, Amber and Green letters). The letters go out at the end of each term. * Attendance board in the Large Hall for all the children and staff to see, the board is updated on a weekly basis and is referred to during assemblies by Senior Leadership Team. * The class that achieves 100% attendance for the week receive a certificate plus they get to wear their own clothes on Friday. * The class with the highest attendance for the week wear their own clothes on Friday to celebrate their achievement. * At the end of each half term the children who have achieved 100% attendance all receive a certificate. * Children who have achieved 96% or above also celebrate their achievement in assembly. * At the end of each term all children who attended100% their names go into a prize draw. * Attendance shields presented to the Year with the best attendance at the end of each term. * Regular late gates to monitor and recognise patterns of poor punctuality, on identifying this, letters are sent inviting parents into school to discuss what we can do to support them so that punctuality improves. * A targeted Breakfast Club for Year 5 and 6, this is to encourage children to attend on a regular basis and to highlight the importance of punctuality.. * Letters home to parents regarding punctuality and attendance on a half termly basis. * Inviting parents into school to attend attendance meetings for children below 90%. * At the end of the academic year all children that have achieved 100% for that year receive a gold badge plus a trip to the cinema. * All children with 100% attendance for the year get the chance to win a bike! Please find the new School lunch menu here: Parents >> School Letters >> Whole School letters >> Letters 2021 CEOP App Sitemap Cookie Information Website Policy Log in All website content copyright © Westfield Community School Website design by PrimarySite Cookies Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips. Our cookies ensure you get the best experience on our website. Please make your choice! Reject all Accept all I need more information