Attending school regularly and punctually is important and may I remind you that parents are under a legal duty to send their children to school regularly.  Parents should ensure that their children arrive at school on time, properly attired and in a condition to learn.  Parents are expected to inform the school of the reason for a child’s absence as soon as possible.  This may be done by telephone, a note or a verbal message.  As the school registers have to show whether an absence is authorised or unauthorised, the reason for the absence must be clearly given. Please note that if your child arrives 30 minutes late [ie 9.15am onwards they will be put down as unauthorised absence for the entire morning].

• Family Holidays and Extended Trips Overseas During Term Time

Since September 2015, Denbighshire Education has worked on providing a Denbighshire wide attendance policy to include a consistent approach for all schools when it comes to  holidays taken during term time. No holidays taken during term time will be authorised and the school follows the Attendance policy, including the use of Fixed Penalty Notices being issued if necessary.

Parents who remove learners from school during the school day to visit the dentist, doctor or for a hospital appointment should ensure that the school is informed before hand where possible. Pupils who arrive after registration should report to the school office before going to their class room.

Attendance figures for every learner is shared with parents at Parents’ Evening.  We aim to support parents in being able to ensure their child’s attendance is as good as possible.

The school works closely with the Educational Social Worker and monitors attendance and punctuality regularly.

Please find below our attendance figures for this week.

Target School Attendance	School Attendance to Date
94%	94.3%