There have been several changes to school attendance that have been put in place for the start of the academic year 2024/25. Attendance is tracked carefully and help is offered to families where attendance has fallen.
The Department for Education and Gloucestershire County Council has produced several documents to help parents and carers understand these changes:
Department for Education Guide on Attendance
GCC Attendance and Prosecution Leaflet
Our school has a good attendance record. We encourage attendance and celebrate it with the children. We also challenge parents and carers where attendance is not meeting the national expectation and are addressing persistent absentees as a matter of urgency. Please see our policy (on the policy page for more information).
When a child is not able to attend school due to illness please contact the school as early as possible. Click here for contact information.
Children can feel unwell during the school day and again we try to make early contact with parents so that the child can be taken home. If your child has been suffering with diarrhoea or sickness, we recommend that they stay at home for 48 hours (NHS recommendation).
Is my child too ill for school? – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Please contact the school if there is need for an authorised absence, for example, a doctors appointment.
Mr Port,
Attendance Champion.