New statutory guidance has been issued by the Department for Education in respect of attendance at school. 

Working Together to Improve School Attendance – July 2026 can be found here.

Celebrating Outstanding Attendance!

St Barnabas’ Attendance Raffle Awards! 

Every day counts – every week is an opportunity to win! 

At our school we love celebrating outstanding attendance. To recognise and reward children who attend school regularly, we have introduced The Attendance Raffle Chest. 

How does it work? 

Children who achieve 100% attendance for the whole school week will earn a raffle ticket. Children must attend school every day, all day, each week to achieve 100% attendance. The more weeks children achieve 100% attendance, the more raffle tickets they can earn, building their chances of winning a fantastic prize. 

On the last day of each term, we will hold our exciting Attendance Raffle Draw during our celebration assembly. Raffle tickets will be drawn from The Attendance Raffle Chest and lucky winners will get to choose a prize! 

What children could win? 

• Vouchers 
• Lego 
• Play-Doh  
• Magic Slim  
• And lots of other exciting prizes

Our aim is to encourage excellent attendance and celebrate the importance of coming to school and cherishing a love for learning.  

We can't wait to see how many raffle tickets children will receive each term. 

 Good luck!