Pupil attendance
At Hope Community School, we believe that good attendance is essential to effective learning. Any absence affects the pattern of a child’s schooling and regular absence will affect their attainment and social integration with their peers. Pupils who attend regularly achieve more highly. Punctuality is equally as important. If children are late for school, they miss out on the regular morning routines and disrupt the class teaching and the learning of other children. Pupils with regular attendance and good punctuality have an easier transfer into secondary school. It will also aid pupils when they reach the workplace.
There is a direct link between pupil attendance and pupil attainment and progress. All children should aim for 97% attendance.
See the full details of the School's Attendance Policy below.
Hope Term Dates 2024-25
Autumn term
• Monday 2 September to Friday 18 October 2024
• Half term: Monday 21 October to Friday 1 November 2024
• Monday 4 November to Friday 20th December 2024
Spring term
• Tuesday 7th January to Friday 14 February 2025
• Half term: Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February 2025
• Monday 24 February to Friday 4th April 2025
Summer term
• Tuesday 22 April to Friday 23 May 2025 (the early May bank holiday will be taken on 5 May)
• Half term: Monday 26 May to Monday 2nd June 2025
• Tuesday 3 June to Tuesday 22 July 2025
Inset Dates:
Friday 30th August 2024
Wednesday 4th December 2024
Monday 6th January 2025
Monday 2nd June 2025