Good attendance and punctuality is important if children are to get the most out of their education. Children who are late miss out on important work at the start of the school day. Children who miss a lot of school obviously miss lessons and therefore do not make progress that they should. 

Lyon Park Primary School are keen to ensure good attendance and punctuality. There is a proven connection between success at school and high attendance. It is particularly disruptive to learning if a child has numerous short absences. Children who are late arriving to school in the morning miss the start of the first lesson and find it difficult to tune in to what is going on, and as a result their learning suffers.

Lyon Park Primary School attendance target is 95% and above