What YOU must do:
- Try to telephone the school before 9am each day of your child’s absence
- Tell the school in advance, of any medical appointments
- If you are not sure whether your child is well enough to attend school, send them in anyway as they often perk up on arrival
- Have a backup plan for if your child misses transport, call on a family member, neighbour or friend
- If you and your child are experiencing difficulties with school attendance then talk to us as a first step so we can help
What WE will do:
- Check your child’s attendance every day
- Track and monitor all children’s attendance regularly
- Phone home to discuss your child’s attendance with you
- Contact you if your child is late to school more than 3 times
- Invite you into school for attendance meetings if we are concerned
- If we cannot establish a reason for absence, then we may make a welfare home visit
Thank you for your continued support.
Attendance update 23rd October 2026
This half term, your children have attended an amazing 9,426 individual sessions of school. That’s 9,426 mornings and afternoons packed with opportunities to learn, grow, spend time with friends and make memories. I have really appreciated the efforts parents and carers make every day to get children into school, particularly when mornings are not easy. We will continue to monitor attendance carefully and work alongside families where there are barriers, offering support and practical help wherever we can. Where necessary, we will also take the other appropriate steps available to us to ensure that every child has access to the education each of them deserves. Thank you for working with us to make every session matter. - Ewan Johnson.