Attendance

Attendance, punctuality and absence 

There are strong and well-evidenced links between excellent attendance and excellent student achievement. At our academy, we work with students, families and external professionals to achieve the highest level of attendance.  

While illness and injury are an unfortunate part of everyday life, it is important that they do not hamper your child’s education and we encourage all students to be in all lessons. Necessary medical or personal reasons for absence must be kept to a minimum and parents/carers should follow the absence procedure below. 

Reporting an absence

Parents/carers should follow one of the following steps to report an absence. We request that where possible, planned absences are reported in advance, rather than on the day. 

For secondary:

• Email the Attendance Officer: [email protected] 
• Tel: 0203 1080345 for a 24-hour answer machine you can call, any time, day or night 
• Call in personally to reception and leave a message for the Attendance Officer 
• Give a note signed by a parent/carer to the Attendance Officer 

For primary:

• Email the school receptionist: Veronica [email protected]
• Tel: 0203 1080345 for a 24-hour answer machine you can call, any time, day or night 
• Call in personally to reception and leave a message for the the primary receptionist or primary lead Faye Peckham.

Repeated absence 

Attendance that is less than 96% will initiate contact and close monitoring with the Attendance Officer and Student Services Manager. We will endeavour to establish the reason for repeated absence and identify a plan of support to improve attendance.