As the Academy target for the year is 97% attendance, any child who achieves this will achieve green for target met.
Each term children can achieve Bronze, Silver and Gold awards by being in school every day.
We appreciate that there will be times when children are ill. As a parent it is your responsibility to ensure that school know why your child is absent and how long you think the absence will last.
If we do not have an absence explanation by 9:30am we will take action to find out why. This maybe through phone calls but sometimes we may deem it necessary to carry out a home visit.
Absences linked to illness will be authorised if there is evidence of medical intervention. This could be an appointment card for the GP service or walk in centre visited. Should a child have persistent absence for illness a referral to the School Health Team may be required.
Punctuality is also important for our children. The timings of our Academy day are as follows:
- The Academy morning session in Nursery starts at 8.45am and finishes at 11.45am.
- The Academy day for pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 starts at 8.50am and finishes at 3.25pm.
From the minute they come in to the Academy our children are learning and taking part in tasks and challenges to stretch their learning. The school gate will be closed at 8:50am and any children who are late need to come to the office. A late mark after 9:30am is classed as an absence and will impact on the child’s attendance.
Absence and holidays during term time
In line with Statutory Guidance, permission for holidays during term time will not be granted as a general rule.
Requests for holiday absence will only be granted under exceptional circumstances.
Holidays requested at the beginning of any new term or during SATs periods can not be authorised for any reason. This follows the Local Authority Policy on attendance in school.
Where unauthorised absence is taken, a fixed penalty notice of £120 can be issued (Section 444(a) of the Education Act 1996 empowers the local authority to issue Penalty Notices to parents/carers)