Pupil Attendance

Pupil Attendance

It is very important that children come to school every day and arrive at school on time. At 8.55am, class registers are taken and children arriving after this time will be marked as late. If your child is absent from school, you must notify the school secretary of the reason for the absence by 9.30am and send a note to the class teacher when the child returns to school. Repeated lateness or absences are followed up by the local School Liaison Officer.

Holidays are not permitted during term time and absence will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances. Any requests must be made in writing giving full details of the reason why the leave is being requested.

For medical or dental appointments, we request these are made outside the school day. If this is not possible however, we request that a note or relevant appointment card is sent into school prior to the appointment, your child should then be collected from the appropriate school office. Children will not be released from school during school hours without an advance request note or the parent/guardian being present.

Being late adds up to a loss of learning

• If you are 5 minutes late every day that adds up to over 3 days lost each year.
• 15 minutes late is the same as being absent for 2 weeks a year.