Attendance and School Times

School Times

School Starts at 9:00 am and ends at 3:30 pm. These times are applicable for all children across the school.

The length of the school week is 32.5 hours.

The morning register is taken at 9.00am at the start of the morning session.

The afternoon register is taken at 1.00pm at the start of the afternoon session.

REMEMBER EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS TOWARDS YOUR CHILD'S SUCCESS

Attendance Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is a good attendance percentage?
A. 95 - 100% (less than 10 days absence in a year) is good attendance. 95% is the national average attendance rate for a child at primary school. 

Q. What is poor attendance?
A. Anything below 95% attendance is worrying as your child has less chance of success. It makes it harder for the child to progress if they are missing key learning opportunities.

Q. What will happen if my child's attendance falls below 95%?
A. Schools monitor pupil attendance every term. You may be sent a letter or you may be invited to a School Attendance Panel Meeting at the school.

Q. Isn't my child entitled to 10 days holiday or odd days off for long weekends?

A. No. The School may only authorise an absence in exceptional circumstances.
If pupils take unauthorised leave of absence in term time parents will be served a penalty notice by means of a fine by Nottinghamshire County Council. 
Did you know there are 175 non-school days per year to spend on family time, visits, holidays, shopping trips etc?

Q. What is meant by genuine medical reasons to be absent?

A. Diarrhoea, sickness, childhood ailments e.g. measles, chicken pox, extremely high temperatures are genuine illnesses. Children should not stay home if they have minor coughs, colds, tummy aches and headaches. If your child is too poorly to remain at the school. The school will contact you. Please remember that even absence due to genuine medical reasons still affect a child's attendance.

Q. What should I do if my child is absent?

A. Contact the school on the first day and subsequent days of absence to explain their absence.