We firmly believe that regular attendance at school is crucial in raising standards of education and ensuring that every child meets their full potential. Missing out on lessons leaves children vulnerable to falling behind. We place a great emphasis on attendance in order to ensure that:
We are fully aware that children do become ill and often have appointments that are within the school day. The purpose of these initiatives is not to punish these children but to avoid having children staying off school unnecessarily or to stay off for longer than is needed. These initiatives have had an extremely positive impact on our attendance data.
Our latest data shows that these initiatives are having an excellent impact on our attendance. The attendance for the academic year 2017/18 was 95.9%.
Lateness also has a big impact on your child's education. The school policy is that registers open at 8:55am and close at 9:30, this follows advice from the local authority. Children who arrive in school after the register has closed will be marked as an unauthorised absence for that session. Children who arrive late, but before the register is closed, will be marked as "late" but will still receive their mark.
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