Attendance
Our target attendance is 96.5%. We are delighted that so many parents are working hard to keep their child’s attendance at a good level and this in turn helps the school reach this attendance target for the year. We encourage parents to support their child by ensuring they are in school on time every day as even a few minutes late can disrupt the teaching routine of the day. If you need any support with your child's attendance please do not hesitate to contact Emma Synott, Family Support Worker, who will be more than happy to support you in any way she can.
Please take the time to read the attendance leaflet for our school.
Click here for our Every School Day Counts Attendance Leaflet 2024 - 2025.
Click here for our Attendance Policy 2024 - 2025.
As a school we have been working extremely hard to improve our attendance and are pleased that our figures are now better than national figures in all areas.
Attendance 2023 - 2024
| GPDS Attendance 2023 - 2024 | National Attendance 2023 - 2024 | |
| Overall | 95.5% | 94.3% |
| Boys | 95.4% | 94.1% |
| Girls | 95.7% | 94.4% |
| Disadvantaged | 93.1% | 91.8% |
| Special Needs - School Support | 94.4% | 92.4% |
| Special Neds - EHCP | 92.5% | 89.1% |
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