Menston Primary School

Making our world a better place

Attendance

Excellent attendance and punctuality is key to children making progress at school so that they meet expected attainment levels and can achieve their full potential. Missing lessons leaves children vulnerable to falling behind.

Children attending school every day:

Pupils attend school for a maximum of 190 days each academic year and parents have a legal duty to ensure that their children get a full-time education. Full attendance is vital for every child’s educational progress. Government research shows a clear correlation between excellent attendance at school and higher attainment outcomes in all phases of education.  Please see Bradford Council School Attendance for Parents and Carers for further information.

At Menston Primary School, our target for every child is to achieve at least 97% attendance. This means that children should be absent from school for no more than 5 days in any academic year. We are committed to working with families to ensure excellent attendance for all children.

If you have an issue with getting your child to school, you don’t have to struggle alone. Please ring the school office on 01943 873180 to speak to our Parental Involvement Worker, Mrs Smitheringale.

Support that we can offer includes:

Tips for good attendance

Announcements

We are extremely happy to share with you that Menston Primary School has achieved Silver Award Status for the United Against Bullying Programme.
Our next Open Morning for Prospective September 2025 Families will be held on 11th November 2024
We are proud to announce that we are a myHappymind Bronze Accredited school! This means that as a school we consider the mental health and wellbeing of our children as one of our top priorities. This Accreditation badge has been awarded thanks to all the effort our staff, children, governors and parents have put in to bring the lessons of myHappymind to life all around our school!