Full attendance and punctuality is very important if your child is to learn and achieve their potential.
Long or frequent absences disrupt learning and it is extremely difficult to catch up on what has been missed.
You have a legal duty to ensure your child attends school.
Absence from school can really only be justified if your child is ill.
Your child must arrive at the Academy by 8:30am in order to be in their lesson and ready to learn at 8.35am.
Parents/Carers must:
Attend a meeting with the pastoral team if their child’s attendance levels fall below that deemed necessary for efficient full-time education.
Holiday Absence
No holiday absence will be authorised unless there are exceptional circumstances that have been fully outlined to the Academy in advance. Please do not unilaterally book holidays because they will not be authorised and could lead to a fine and further legal action. At the Academy we will work very hard to ensure maximum success for your children. We need them in lessons working to the maximum of their ability for the whole Academy year. If you wish to make a request for holiday or other leave of absence in term-time, click here.
From the beginning of the academic year, 2015 to 2016, the government reduced the persistent absence threshold from 15 per cent to 10 per cent. Therefore, a student is considered to have persistent absence if their attendance falls below 90%.This means that school will be closely monitoring students who are not achieving an overall attendance of 90%
Term | No of Days | No. of Sessions |
Cummulative No. of sessions (cummulative) |
No of sessions missed 85% PA |
No of sessions missed 90% PA |
1 | 35 | 70 | 78 | 11 | 7 |
2 | 39 | 78 | 148 | 22 | 15 |
3 | 25 | 50 | 208 | 30 | 20 |
4 | 25 | 50 | 256 | 37 | 25 |
5 | 34 | 68 | 324 | 47 | 32 |
6 | 37 | 74 | 390 | 59 | 39 |
Total | 195 | 390 |
If your child has to miss school, you must, if at all possible, telephone the Academy office immediately on: 01460 260100
Information around the issuing of Penalty Notices by the Local Authority for unauthorised absences.
If you require any information in an alternative format, please contact the Academy on 01460 260100