{"id":613,"date":"2025-02-13T10:23:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lancing.web2-molokini.temporarywebsiteaddress.com\/prep-worthing\/attendance-matters-lancing-prep-worthing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:57:47","slug":"attendance-matters-lancing-prep-worthing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/information-current-parents\/attendance-matters-lancing-prep-worthing\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Header&#8221; module_class=&#8221;lc-hero-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/banner-lpw-front.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/admissions\/&#8221; global_module=&#8221;71608&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Start your journey<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;has-sidebar&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;lc-page-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Attendance Matters at Lancing Prep Worthing<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At Lancing Prep Worthing, we believe that children cannot learn if they are absent from school, or regularly late. Therefore, we aim to ensure that all our pupils take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them, and to raise standards by promoting regular attendance and punctuality for all pupils in our care. We are committed to providing an education of the highest quality for all our pupils and believe high attainment and progress depends on excellent attendance.<\/p>\n<p>This is in line with the statutory guidance set out in Working Together to Improve School Attendance (DfE August 2024).<\/p>\n<p><strong>School Attendance Figures<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Good Attendance<\/td>\n<td>95% and above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Persistent Absence<\/td>\n<td>Below 90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Severe Absence<\/td>\n<td>50% or less<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Contact Details for The Senior Attendance Champion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Milling.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"329\" data-align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mrs Francesca Milling<\/p>\n<p>Head<\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:worthing@lancing.org.uk\">worthing@lancing.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each Minute Counts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frequent absence can add up to a considerable amount of lost learning and can seriously disadvantage your child in adult life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Absence Requests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If a request for leave is absolutely unavoidable parents should complete a\u00a0<a title=\"Request for Absence from Learning in School Time\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=xiT3vbfnCEeNjtovyTvgrBh-RyD1bEtImnk4Hr2KpjBUMkdIN0JaUzlENDkxRjFQS0NTTUo1RjJGUC4u&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Request for Absence from Learning in School Time&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0online form, wherever possible,\u00a0<strong>four weeks in advance<\/strong>\u00a0of any planned absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Policies\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Attendance-policy-Sept-2024_0.pdf\">Attendance Policy\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/7a-Child-Protection-Safeguarding-Policy-LPW-26-27.pdf\">Safeguarding Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/66bf300da44f1c4c23e5bd1b\/Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance_-_August_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department for Education Working Together to Improve School Attendance (July 2026).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/68add931969253904d155860\/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_from_1_September_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/6a9081309a177a1decf97b00\/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eeping Children Safe in Education 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><ul class=\"section-pages\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-554\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/information-current-parents\/transport\/\">Transport<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-691\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/information-current-parents\/parent-resources\/\">Parent Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-613\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/information-current-parents\/attendance-matters-lancing-prep-worthing\/\">Attendance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/information-current-parents\/\" class=\"back\" title=\"Information for current parents\">Back to Information for current parents<\/a>Open Events Start your journey Attendance Matters at Lancing Prep WorthingAt Lancing Prep Worthing, we believe that children cannot learn if they are absent from school, or regularly late. Therefore, we aim to ensure that all our pupils take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them, and to raise standards by promoting regular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":1025,"menu_order":27,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>At Lancing Prep Worthing, we believe that children cannot learn if they are absent from school, or regularly late. Therefore, we aim to ensure that all our pupils take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them, and to raise standards by promoting regular attendance and punctuality for all pupils in our care. 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