Attendance

From the moment your child joins our school they are expected to attend every day.

It is vitally important that your child attends school every day and arrives on time. Our learning builds day on day, week on week.  Missing just one day can impact not just on learning but friendships and confidence, leaving children feeling unsettled. 

 Your child’s time in school is important so, in line with Government policy, we do not authorise term-time leave. If there is an exceptional, unavoidable reason you want to take your child out of school during term time, you must fill in a request form at least 5 days before the date requested.

Any parent who takes a child out of school for term time leave for 6 consecutive sessions (3 days) or more, not authorised by the school (under the exceptional circumstances rule, which does not include family holidays), may receive a Penalty Notice.  These have been introduced to prevent families from taking their children out of school unnecessarily.  This is a Government initiative and schools do not benefit from any fines levied by the Local Authority.   

Schools may also request prosecution, in exceptional circumstances, where a parent takes a child out of school during term time for an extended period (20 days or more).  Fines have been introduced to prevent families from taking their children out of school unnecessarily.  

Please remember, family holidays are not classed as exceptional and are always unauthorised. 

 Please inform the school by phone, each morning that your child is ill or absent for any reason - Government guidelines require schools to record lateness and absence. If we are not aware of the reason for a child’s absence we will contact you by phone.

If we still cannot get in touch with you we will conduct a home visit, where our Family Support Team will visit your home to see why your child is not at school. Please only make doctor/dental appointments in school time if it is an emergency. Proof of any appointments will need to be shown to the office staff.

Nene (Early Years Base)

• Gates open at 8.40am.
• The school day starts at 8.50am when the register is taken.
• Your child will be marked as ‘late’ if they arrive after 8.50am but before 9.20am.
  All late arrivals will need to be signed in by an adult.
• Your child will be marked as an ‘unauthorised absence’ if they arrive after 9.20am.

Ramnoth (Key Stage 1 & 2 Base)

• Gates open at 8.35am.
• The school day starts at 8.50am when the register is taken.
• Your child will be marked as ‘late’ if they arrive after 8.50am but before 9.20am.
  All late arrivals will need to be signed in by an adult.
• Your child will be marked as an ‘unauthorised absence’ if they arrive after 9.20am.

attendance leaflet sept 2023.pdf