Our expectations

We expect all our children to attend school every day. The school day begins at 8.45am. 'In the line by quarter to nine'!

We pride ourselves on a warm welcome for children and families, as we line up at the start and end of every day. This is a great time to talk to our staff team, if you have any questions or concerns you wish to raise.

Periods of absence and poor punctuality are disruptive to the children’s learning and send poor messages about the value of education.

We ask parents to support us in ensuring their children do not miss out through unnecessary absences.

Holidays

Holidays are expected to be taken during the school holidays. Exceptions for extraordinary circumstances may be made at the consideration and discretion of the Headteacher, in which case a Special Leave of Absence Request form must be completed. This is available by clicking here.

Additional documentation may be required to support the request for leave of absence.  Please note that there is no obligation for us to authorise holidays during term time.

Your child’s attendance rate will be taken into consideration when considering any authorised absence from school and will not be granted if your child’s attendance is below 97%.

Collection Arrangements

It is essential that the school knows if there is any change in collection arrangements for your child. Senior leaders and staff are available in the playground at the start and end of the school day for you to communicate any such information.

Please ring the school office before 2.30pm if there are any last minute changes, e.g. someone other than the person known to staff is to collect your child at the end of the day. Calling before 2.30pm is important as it allows time for us to get messages to classrooms before the end of the day.

Punctuality

Our registers close at 9am every day. All late arrivals to school must report to the school office and say 'good morning' to our administrative team. 

Failure to do so means that your child will remain absent on the school register and in the event of an emergency would be considered as absent. It could also mean that your child will not be included in the school meal numbers for the day. 

Absences

If you know your child will be late or absent, for example due to a hospital appointment, please inform the office in advance of the absence either by phone or in writing.

Please remember to send a letter explaining the reason for your child's absence on his/her return.  Letters regarding absence should be handed into the office and not the class teacher. This will enable us to keep track of absences centrally. Where possible, please make essential appointments after registration in the afternoon.

All absences not reported to the school will be recorded as unauthorised until the reason for your child not being at school is established.

Sickness

Please report in person or by telephone by 9.15 am to the school office.