Attendance and Punctuality

Our school attendance target is 96%.

Why Regular Attendance Matters

Consistent school attendance allows your child to:

Fully engage in learning and make academic progress
Develop social skills by interacting with their friends and teachers
Grow in confidence
Build a sense of routine and responsibility, essential for future success

Punctuality

All the pupils should be at school gates for opening at 8:45 am
Any children arriving after 9:00 am will be classed as late.
Children arriving late are required to sign in via the main office where they will be given a late card.
Any arrivals after 9:30 am without a good reason will result in a unauthorised absence.

The amount of time pupil is late is calculated on a daily basis and added to their attendance records, this is in line with the DFE guidelines. The law requires pupils to attend school regularly and this includes being on time each day.

Should I Keep My Child Off School?

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For NHS-recommended advice on common childhood illnesses and guidance on when your child should stay off school, visit Patient.info.

Absence Reporting Procedures

Parents and carers should call 0161 226 2066 and select option 1 for Attendance to leave a message (in your home language if preferred) before 9.15am.

When reporting an absence, please clearly state:

Your child’s full name
Your child’s class
The reason for their absence

If we haven’t heard from you, we will call contact numbers you provided.

If we still have not been able to find out where your child is then we may make a home visit.

This procedure is to ensure that we know where your child is and that you are all safe

Medical & Dental Appointments

Where possible, please make all routine GP and Dental appointments out of school hours using their evening and weekend appointments.

Please only take your child from school for medical or dental appointments shortly before their appointment time, and return them to school immediately after.

If your child’s appointment is after 9:30 am, where possible bring your child to school before the appointment for registration.

Proof of all appointments must be provided to the school office in advance.

Absence Due to Illness

If your child has a stomach bug, they cannot return to the school for 48 hours after they were last sick.

If your child is too ill to come to school, you must:

Contact the school office by 9:00 am or leave a voice message in your own language.
Give the school the full illness details.
Update the school office each day of your child’s absence.
If possible, provide a copy of any prescription from a medical professional to cover their absence if their absence is for 3 days or more.
We may contact you to check in by telephone or home visit

Absence Due to Unavoidable Emergencies

If you experience an unavoidable emergency, such as a family bereavement, you must notify school ASAP. This will then be considered carefully on an individual basis. Please ensure that school is contacted and informed of the emergency.

Application for Leave of Absence during term time

Holidays are not permitted during term time. The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 makes it clear that Head Teachers may not authorise holidays in term time.

Requests for absences to travel out of the UK or out of the Manchester area must be applied for in advance by completing a Leave of absence form available from the office.

Absences of this nature may be considered by the Head Teacher on an individual basis and shall only be authorised in Exceptional Circumstances. Proof of circumstance and flight details will be requested as evidence. However arrangements should not be made until the request has been authorised by the Headteacher.

All requests for leave of absence will be responded to in writing outlining the conditions of leave granted.

Any authorised requests for leave must be accompanied with evidence. Any documentation which is provided as proof can and will be checked for validity by Manchester City Council. (Please see the DfE website for further information and clarification).

Parents who take their children out of school without authorisation or permission will be referred to the local authority.

Support First

We understand that some pupils may face challenges that impact their attendance. Our school attendance team is here to provide support and guidance to pupils and families in such situations. If you encounter any difficulties related to attendance, please talk to:
Mr Chase – Attendance officer
Mrs Killeen – Assistant Headteacher Inclusion
Ms Wood – Parental support officer.

What happens if my child has a period of unauthorised absence?

If you take an unauthorised holiday in term time or have other periods of unauthorised absence Manchester City Council may issue a fine/fixed-penalty notice. You will need to pay this directly to the local authority The cost is £80 within 21 days, or £160 within 28 days.
The decision whether to issue a fine will consider whether a national threshold has been met:
• 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a rolling period of 10 school weeks.
• If there was a second period of unauthorised absence within a three-year period then a second penalty notice could be issued, and this would be at the higher rate of £160.
• Further periods of absence within three years, could mean that you are taken to court with no option of a penalty notice.

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Further information can be found in our Attendance Policy