Regular attendance and good punctuality is crucial to children’s learning and achievement at school. Unless a child is really ill or has a medical appointment that cannot be made after school, they must be in school. Pupils must not miss school for trivial reasons or have appointments during school time that can be made outside school hours or during holidays and weekends.
School starts at 9:00 AM. The school gates are opened from 8.50 AM. Pupils arriving after 9:02 AM are marked as ‘late’ and will need to go through the school office. Pupils arriving late may need to wait until they can be taken to class by a member of staff.
Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils are expected to arrive at 8:00 AM on Tuesday to Friday for Bright Minds. Pupils attending Life Skills or ‘before school clubs’ are expected to do the same.
Gates reopen at home-time at 3:20 PM and close at 3:40 PM. All pupils finish school at 3:30 PM.
Parents must inform the school office on the first day of absence either by telephone, in person or via the Parent Hub app. Parents are advised to report any continuing absences every day until the child returns to school. Pupils who are absent for five or more days (for whatever reason) must report to the school office and not taken directly to the classroom.
The school policy does not allow for authorise holiday or extended leave during term time. The Local Authority has a policy of issuing a fixed penalty notice of £80 per parent for each child for unauthorised absence of 10 or more sessions (five school days – consecutive or otherwise). More details can be found on this link.
Parents can make application for leave in exceptional circumstances. Each application will be assessed on its own merits. Parents are requested to submit their application at least 10 days in advance and provide supporting documents when feasible. Kindly note that in order for leave to be authorised for exceptional circumstance, the pupil must have attendance of 96% or over.
