Percentage

Rating

What it means?

99-100%

Excellent

Student able to meet full potential

96-98%

Fair to Good

Could mean up to 60 hours of lessons missed during the year.

91-95%

Concerning

By the end of the year 4 weeks of school will have been missed (up to 120 hours)

86-90%

Low

By the end of the year 6 weeks of school (a half term) will have been missed (at risk of underachieving)

85% and below

Requires External Agency support

Missing over half a term of school and there is clear evidence that low attendance is linked to low achievement.