Attendance

Late arrivals

Late arrivals should enter School via the School Office and are logged each day. The parents of pupils who are late more than occasionally will be invited to discuss the issue with the Head Teacher and Attendance Officer.

Children who are more than 30 minutes late will have a ‘U’ code marked in their register – This equates to an unauthorised mark for the whole morning session.

The local authority does issue fixed penalty notices for persistent lateness (‘U’ codes)
Lateness has a detrimental effect on children's learning:

5 minutes late each day = 3 days of lost learning
15 minutes late each day = 10 days of lost learning
30 minutes late each day = 19 days of lost learning

End of the School day

Parents are asked to ensure children are collected promptly. The class teacher or School Office must be informed of any changes to collection arrangements. A child will not be allowed to leave with another parent unless permission has been sent in, or the School Office notified. 

Absence from School
It is essential that we are informed by 8:30am when children are going to be absent from school with the reason for their absence.

Examples of reasons for absence that may not be authorised:

• Illness when the child’s attendance is below 90% (defined by the DfE as a persistent absentee) without medical evidence.
• Birthdays
• Parent/sibling illness
• Overtiredness
• Sunburn/heat exhaustion (It is parent’s responsibility to keep children safe in the sun)
• Appointments for parents/siblings
• Visiting parents/grandparents/family – there are 175 non school days per year.

For unavoidable medical appointments during the school day, please inform us beforehand and official confirmation will need to be seen. Routine dental and medical appointments should be booked for after school, or during holidays. 

Parents wishing to take their child out of school for other reasons must complete a digital Term Time Leave Request for consideration. The Head Teacher will not authorise term-time holidays because of the disruption caused to children’s education. The Local Authority has advised schools that such holidays are unacceptable.
Paper copies of the absence request form can also be collected from either school office.