Attendance
Attend to Achieve!
Excellent attendance is essential for a student to achieve their full potential.
The Priory School’s attendance target is for every student to achieve:
We view any student not achieving this as a concern although we appreciate that for a very small minority there will be extenuating circumstances which prevent this from happening.
If a student’s attendance falls to below 92% you will be asked to provide medical evidence to support the absence so that it can be authorised.
Any student whose attendance is below 90% regardless of the reason, will be considered persistently absent by both the school and the government and this is when Surrey Inclusion Service may become involved.
A fixed penalty notice will be issued for unauthorised holidays.
If absence is known in advance please complete a Request for Leave of Absence form.
If absence was not planned, please use Edulink to report the student’s absence by 8:30am or if this is not possible call 01306 878 784
What can parents and carers do to ensure that their child doesn’t miss out on important teaching and learning?
Every day matters
Arrive on time
Phone the school daily if your child is absent
Only let your child to stay off school for genuine illness
Do not take holidays in school time
Do not allow days off
Routine appointments
Ask your child about their day
Be aware of your child's attendance level
Contact us if you have any concerns
Attendance Matters
We know that high attendance at school and achieving high grades are linked. Take a look at the table chart to see how attendance affects grades. Click on each circle to reveal how attendance affects results.
Please click on the headings below for further information
Phase 1
95 – 92%
Below satisfactory attendance level
Unauthorised absences may be on the attendance record
- The student will have an initial discussion with their Pastoral Leader to discuss their overall attendance rate.
- Any underlying issues will be able to be fully discussed and parents and carers will be notified when required.
- Attendance will be monitored each week by the Pastoral Leader to ensure that it moves towards the school target of 97%.
- Where attendance does not improve or where a student has regular unauthorised absences, or parents continue to fail to notify the school of the reasons, students will be automatically be moved to Phase 2 or 3.
Punctuality matters
Arrive on time
Students are expected to be in school and lining up for lesson by 8:50am for an 8:55am lesson start.
What happens if students are late
The student will be at a disadvantage. The student may miss important content at the start of the lesson and interrupt learning.
Students who are more than 5 minutes late will be required to sign in at reception and will be given a breaktime detention.
Persistent late – if a student is late to school either 2 times per week and/or 5 occasions in a half term then the additional sanction is an automatic same day 60 minutes after school late Detention.
Persistent lateness – the Pastoral Lead will require a meeting with students and parents to discuss lateness.
Parents/Carers
We welcome the opportunity to engage with parents and carers about their child’s attendance.
Please contact school to let us know if there are any issues that are affecting punctuality or attendance.
Early intervention and student support sits at the heart of our approach to raising levels of student attendance and achievement.
Phase 1
95 – 92%
Below satisfactory attendance level
Unauthorised absences may be on the attendance record
- The student will have an initial discussion with their Pastoral Leader to discuss their overall attendance rate.
- Any underlying issues will be able to be fully discussed and parents and carers will be notified when required.
- Attendance will be monitored each week by the Pastoral Leader to ensure that it moves towards the school target of 97%.
- Where attendance does not improve or where a student has regular unauthorised absences, or parents continue to fail to notify the school of the reasons, students will be automatically be moved to Phase 2 or 3.
Attendance Matters
We know that high attendance at school and achieving high grades are linked. Take a look at the table chart to see how attendance affects grades. Click on each circle to reveal how attendance affects results.