Attendance Expectations

For a child to reach their full educational potential, a high level of school attendance is essential. We will consistently work towards a goal of 100% attendance for all children.

In the case of illness or absence these procedures should be followed:

• Contact the school by telephone on the first morning of the absence, so we are aware of the problem.
• If your child is ill, it is helpful if you can give us some idea of how long the absence will last.
• Continue to ring in every day so we know where your child is for their whole absence. 
• If by day 3 of an absence contact has not been made with school we will do a welfare check on your child as we will be concerned about their whereabouts. This is a safeguarding regulation regarding missing children. Please be aware that we may  ask the police or Social Services to carry out the check on our behalf.
• If absence is due to illness over 10 days or has a regular pattern, we will seek written permission from parents to contact the GP for confirmation that a pupil is too ill to attend. Failure to grant permission may result in subsequent absences being recorded as unauthorised.

Our Attendance Policy can be found by clicking the link below.

Attendance Policy