Attendance

“Moments matter, Attendance Counts”

We believe that excellent attendance positively impacts academic progress and enables students to access a well-rounded curriculum, including extra-curricular and super-curricular opportunities. It also adequately prepares them for future employment, training or higher education.  

As a Sixth Form, we aim to work in partnership with parents/carers to address attendance concerns. Maintaining high levels of attendance requires resilience and responsibility.  We understand that some students might find it harder than others to attend regularly and punctually. Therefore, we aim to work with students and parents/carers to remove any barriers. By building strong and trusting relationships, we can ensure the right support in place. 

Kingsbury Sixth Form students are expected to attend all timetabled lessons, including start the day right (registrations) and weekly assemblies. Students are also encouraged to use our supervised study room during their study periods, which is available until 4:30pm every day (and in some school holidays).  

Excellent attendance at Kingsbury Sixth Form is considered 97% and above. Every day of absence reduces a student’s overall attendance by 0.5%. There is a well-established link between a pupil’s attendance and their academic or vocational attainment. Research shows that an absence of 10% equates to a grade reduction in chosen subjects and/or courses. 

Attendance thresholds

Sixth Form students with good and excellent attendance are rewarded in celebration assemblies. Further guidance can be found in our Sixth Form Attendance Policy.

Sixth Form Attendance Policy