Attendance

Ideally, children should be in school, on time, 100% of the time. We attach great importance to making a prompt start to the day so doors open from 8.35 am for a punctual 8.45 am start to the school day.

Lateness and absence affect all children’s learning, not just those directly involved.

Registration and Punctuality

Each day is divided into two sessions: morning registration is between 8.35 am and 8.45am; afternoon registration is at 1.05pm for infants and 1.15pm for juniors.

Children arriving late, after 8.45 and up to 9.15 am, are unable to enter through the children’s entrance and must report to the office. They  and will be marked in as ‘late’; after that, without a good reason, they will get an ‘unauthorised absence’ on their record. Similarly, in the afternoon children in the infants must be in the classroom for 1.05pm and juniors must be in the classroom by 1.15 to receive an attendance mark from their class-teacher. Children arriving after 1.05pm in the infants and 1.15pm in the juniors will get an ‘unauthorised absence’ on their record.

• If a child is unwell or going to be unavoidably late the office must be notified as soon as possible, either in person or by telephone, otherwise the child’s absence will be recorded as ‘unauthorised’.
• Register checks are undertaken every day and detailed monitoring of those whose attendance is poor.
• If a child is not present and a parent or carer has not contacted the school, the school’s attendance officer will send a text to the parent/carer, which will then be followed up by a telephone call.
• Parents/carers are expected to call the school on each day of the child’s absence.

Monitoring Individual Attendance

We closely monitor each child’s attendance. We reward our children for shining examples of attendance.

If a child’s attendance and / or punctuality presents a concern, school staff will investigate and support, ultimately supported by the team’s Educational Welfare Officer (EWO).  Sometimes a child can be reluctant to come to school  therefore the child’s class teacher should be told as soon as possible. We will always help support families with strategies to improve their child's attendance.    

Rewards and Incentives

Whole School Attendance

 Attendance Policy

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Attendance Policy