The School Day

- The school gates open at 8:35 am every day and children can go straight into class ready to start the school day.

- From 8:35 - 8:45 they complete a morning task

- Register is taken at 8:45.

- The school gates open for pick up at 3:20pm  and the school day finishes at 3:25pm. 

Please collect your children promptly from the playground. If you are going to be delayed please contact the office.  Furthermore, if you have arranged for somebody else to pick up your child from school it is essential that you let us know in advance or we will not release the child.

Attendance and Punctuality Information for Parents

At our school, we understand the crucial role that regular attendance and punctuality play in your child's academic success and future opportunities. Research consistently shows that students who attend school regularly are more likely to achieve their potential and have better life prospects. Therefore, we are committed to promoting good attendance and will closely monitor all absences.

Absence Procedures

If your child is absent you must:

• Notify the school as soon as possible when your child has to be unexpectedly absent (e.g. sickness) and not later than 9:30am on the day of absence.
• Provide medical evidence, such as a doctor’s note, prescription, appointment card or other appropriate form of evidence, if required.

If your child is absent we will:

• Call you on the first day of absence to ascertain the reason.
• Identify whether the absence is approved or not.
• Identify the correct attendance code to use.
• Ensure proper safeguarding action is taken where necessary.
• In cases where it is not possible to contact the parent/carer, the school will call other contacts listed for the child. The school may email/text the parent/carer as well if there is no response.
• If, after three days, we have had no contact from parents or other contacts listed for the child then we will contact the police.
• We will mark absence due to illness as authorised unless the school has a genuine concern about the authenticity of the illness. The school may ask the pupil’s parent/carer to provide medical evidence, such as a doctor’s note, prescription, appointment card or other appropriate form of evidence. We will not ask for medical evidence unnecessarily.

Lateness Procedures

A pupil who arrives late:

• Before the register has closed (up to and including 9:30am) will be marked as late, using the appropriate code.
• After the register has closed (9:31am onwards) will be marked as an unauthorized absence, using the appropriate code.

Step 1: If your child is late three times or more within a 6-week period, you will receive a letter informing you of this.

Step 2: If your child continues to be late after receiving this letter, you will be invited for a meeting with the attendance officer to discuss strategies to support punctuality including attending breakfast club.

Step 3: If your child is recorded as late after the register has closed 8 times within a 6-week period, the school will work with the local authority to determine if a warning letter or a Penalty Charge Notice should be issued.