Attendance

We are required to publish the overall pupil attendance level for the last full academic year:

Percentage of sessions of authorised absence            5.3%

Percentage of sessions of unauthorised absence        0.98%

Overall attendance rate                                                 93.7%.

Our attendance target for 2011/2012 is 95%. Unauthorised absences were either for taking more than 5 days’ annual leave or where the school was not notified of the reason for a child’s absence.

Please note that from September 2011 the governing body of Bishop Ridley agreed that no holidays taken during term time will be authorised, except in extenuating circumstances. This is in line with Bexley’s official policy.

Please click here for a copy of our attendance policy