Attendance Champion Impact Report | National Attendance Portal

Executive dashboard

The cumulative position, direction of travel and strongest evidence of impact.

Report information

Set the reporting period and strategic context.

School / trust

Attendance Champion

Report audience

Academic year

Reporting period

Report date

Cumulative attendance

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Enter the current position

Change from baseline

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Percentage-point movement

Persistent absence

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Pupils below 90%

Severe absence

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Pupils below 50%

Sessions recovered

Recorded intervention impact

Projected year-end

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Prediction based on current trajectory

Cumulative attendance trajectory

AttendanceTargetBaseline

Current assurance profile

Leadership commentary

Summarise what is improving, where the most significant gaps remain and what leaders need to know.

What has improved?

What remains a concern?

Leadership decision / support required

Cumulative performance

Track the whole-school position over time, not only the latest week.

Headline cumulative measures

Baseline attendance %

Current cumulative %

School target %

Comparator %

Persistent absence %

Severe absence %

Number on roll

PA pupils

Severe absence pupils

Days / sessions elapsed

Period-by-period cumulative trajectory

Add each checkpoint or half-term. The chart on the executive dashboard updates automatically.

Period	Cumulative attendance %	Target %	PA %	Severe absence %	Comparator %	Key context

Strategic attendance indicators

Pupils at 95%+

Pupils moving out of PA

Pupils newly entering PA

Unresolved N codes

Cohort and vulnerability analysis

Make gaps visible by year group and vulnerable group, with a clear line from data to action.

Year-group analysis

Year group	Cohort	Baseline %	Current %	Change	Target %	Gap	PA %	Severe %	Impact / action

Vulnerable-group analysis

Group	Cohort	Baseline %	Current %	Change	Target %	Gap	PA %	Severe %	Barrier / response

Equity and inclusion commentary

Largest attendance gap

Reasonable adjustments / inclusion

Pupil and family voice

Intervention impact

Demonstrate what was done, who benefited and what changed.

Impact register

Intervention / strategy	Cohort / focus	Start date	Baseline %	Current %	Change	Pupils	Sessions recovered	Evidence of impact	Next step

Interventions recorded

Strategic actions evaluated

Pupils reached

Total recorded reach

Sessions recovered

Cumulative impact

Average movement

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Across quantified interventions

Exited PA

Following intervention

Re-engaged cases

Sustained return / improvement

System and culture impact

Systems and processes improved

Belonging and culture impact

Partnership impact

Predictive analysis

Model likely year-end outcomes and identify where early action is required.

Prediction is a planning aid, not a certainty. Forecasts use attendance to date and an assumed future attendance rate. Leaders should combine this with case knowledge, safeguarding information, known absence and contextual evidence.

Whole-school forecast assumptions

Sessions possible to date

Sessions remaining

Expected future attendance %

Stretch future attendance %

Year-end target %

Known exceptional sessions

Trajectory forecast

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Using expected future rate

Stretch forecast

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If improvement accelerates

Gap to target

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Forecast versus target

Future rate needed

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To achieve year-end target

Risk cohorts

Forecast below target by 1pp+

Critical cohorts

Forecast below target by 3pp+

Cohort forecasting

Enter sessions attended and possible to date. Adjust the assumed future rate to test intervention scenarios.

Cohort	Attended to date	Possible to date	Current %	Remaining sessions	Assumed future %	Projected year-end %	Target %	Gap	Risk	Required action

Predictive leadership judgement

Likely year-end position

Risks that may alter the forecast

Action to improve the trajectory

Future priorities and accountability

Translate analysis into a small number of measurable strategic priorities.

Priority action plan

RAG	Priority	Evidence / rationale	Intended impact	Measure / milestone	Owner	Deadline	Support / decision required

Strategic assurance self-evaluation

Rate the strength of current attendance leadership and implementation.

Leadership and accountability

Data accuracy and use

Prevention and early help

Targeted support

Belonging and inclusion

Family and multi-agency work

Impact evaluation

Governance assurance

SLT and governor report

Generate a concise, evidence-led narrative from the completed dashboard.

Executive narrative

Edit the generated text before sharing. It is designed to complement, not replace, professional judgement.

Select “Generate narrative” once the main sections have been completed.

Governance questions and assurance

What does the data show about cumulative progress?

Which groups are least well served and why?

How do we know interventions are working?

What is the predicted year-end position?

What is the single greatest risk?

What support or challenge is required from governors?

Formal assurance statement

Attendance Champion statement