Attendance

For your child to achieve and be their best, good attendance is vital. Term time holidays are not authorised and could result in fines being issued by the Local Authority.

If your child is not able to attend school, please notify us by phone to let us know and explain your child’s absence. In order to ensure the safety and well-being of your child, we will contact you if we have not received notification from you.

 

The headteacher decides whether or not to authorise an absence. Any persistent absences with no reason given or regular lateness will be referred to our School Attendance Team as will any child whose attendance falls below 90%. This is to offer support and work with you collaboratively.

 

 

Being late for school makes it hard for your child to learn and valuable morning routines are lost. If your child is 30 minutes late each day, they are missing a half day of school every week. If your child is late by 10 minutes every day, they will miss the equivalent of one week’s learning in a year.

 

The following shows the link between % attendance at school and number of days absent.

 

98% = less than 4 days absent in one school year

95% = less than 10 days absent in one school year

90% = 4 weeks absent in one school year

85% = 5 ½ weeks absent in one school year

80% = 7 ½ weeks absent in one school year

 

 

If your child is unable to attend school, please inform us as soon as possible either by telephone on 01845448227 or e-mail at admin@keeblegatewayacademy.org , leaving your child’s full details i.e. full name, class and reason for absence.