Attendance & Progress
The children who are most happy and successful in school are those with the best attendance.
Academy attendance lead: Kasey Hill (Maternity Leave Easter - December)
Attendance Welfare Coordinator and Attendance Officer: Kasey Hill (Maternity Leave Easter - December)
Absence line phone no: 01723 373110
Who can help: Mrs McDonald in the office will put you through to the best person to deal with your concern.
School opens at 8:45 and closes at 15:15 totaling 32.5 hours per week.
Registration starts at 9am
We would like to thank our parents for their commitment to their child’s attendance.
The vast majority of parents ensure that their child attends regularly and on time, meeting our academy expectation of at least 97% attendance over the year.
Fortunately, we have very few parents who do not support their child in this.
We love to see the happy faces of the children as they get to school on time to play with their friends before sitting down together, ready to learn. Children who do not get to school on time or miss some days of school altogether find it more difficult to make friends and to catch up on their learning. Please remember that our school day starts promptly at 8:45am and children who are late miss the beginning of their reading session, an important skill for them to learn.
If your child is ill
We know that sometimes your child may be unable to attend because they feel unwell.
In this case please contact us and leave a message telling us your child's name, year group and the reason for their absence, preferably before 9:00 each day. Some parents think that their child may be better off at home if they are ill, but generally we are happy to have them in school and will keep a close eye on them to make sure that they are ok, if you ask us to. We have also produced a helpful leaflet to help you to decide whether your child is well enough to come to school which can be downloaded below. We use NHS guidance to advise and you can access this yourself here.
Other Reasons for Absence
The vast majority of our parents recognise that their children are most happy and successful in school when they attend regularly.
For that reason they do not ask for holidays during term time, because they know how damaging this can be for their child’s education. In the unlikely event that you want to ask for your child’s absence to be authorised due to an exceptional circumstance, then please ask to speak with the principal so that you can set out the special circumstances of your request.
If there is any other reason why you or your child is finding it difficult to attend school regularly and on time, then please do contact Mrs Pattison who can help. Mrs Pattison has already helped many other parents and children in this way. Seeking early help, no matter the issue, can help you to avoid any fines for non-attendance which can be very costly and embarrassing.
Rewarding Great Attendance
We love recognising good attendance and punctuality and so do our children.
We aim to reward not only children with 100% attendance, but also those children who have improved their attendance.
Attendance Documents
Parental guidance
