Attendance

Good attendance is vital if your child is to achieve and make good progress.

The school day starts at 8:45am and ends at 3:15pm.

It is vital that your child is on time and in school every day. If your child is not in school we cannot teach them. If they are late they will miss the start of the lesson and could struggle to keep up with the rest of the children. If your child is late you should bring them to the main entrance where they will be signed into school. 

We monitor attendance daily. Term time holidays are not authorised and could result in fines being issued.

If your child is ill, please telephone school before 10am to report this. Medical evidence must be provided for each absence in order for it to be authorised.

Deeplish Primary Academy does not authorise any holidays during term time. Fixed penalty fines will be issued in line with the latest government guidance.

We write to all parents each term whose child’s attendance percentage is below 95%. This is to make parents aware of own concern about their child’s low attendance and so they can work with the Academy to improve the attendance.

We reward good attendance. with prizes in weekly assemblies and 100% attendance certificates and prizes given out at the end of each term. We encourage our children to take pride in good attendance and punctuality and to understand the importance of it.

Attendance letter from the Focus-Trust Chief Executive explaining the Trust’s policy on attendance.