Attendance

Good attendance is vital for all children to support their learning and social development. Following government guidance, we have a duty to inform parents if their child has had several absences from school and we are happy to support you in reducing your child’s absence. If your child has absences of 10% or more so that attendance is below 90% they are classed as a persistent absentee and you are at risk of a breach notice and a fixed penalty notice. If your child is late after the register has been taken this also affects their absence rate. Please support your child to arrive on time as they miss the introduction to their learning.

The government have issued updated statutory expectations for schools in supporting and when needed challenging children’s absence from school. There is an increased expectation on schools and Local Authorities to consider breach letters and fines if a child’s absence is a concern which includes taking holidays in term time that will not be authorised. Thank you for your understanding and support in ensuring your child attends school regularly. The Department for Education has asked all schools to ensure parents understand the impact of high absence for their child. Please speak to Mrs Berriman or any member of the senior leadership team if you need support with this. Absence is monitored by the local authority regularly.

Attendance Policy

Medical Absence

Hospital appointments or emergency doctor, dentist or opticians.

Please provide the office with a copy of the hospital letter etc.  This is the responsibility of the parent/carer and, in some cases, without the letter the session will be marked as unauthorised.

Medical Absence Form

Other Absence

Funerals, visits to another school or parent appointments.

Other Absence Form