School Attendance

Attendance

What we know about attendance.......
Children with good attendance stand a far greater chance of reaching their potential than children with poor or very poor attendance. The table shows what Leeds City Council and Hunslet Carr Primary School consider good attendance to be.

Number of Days	Percentage	Attendance
0 days off in a school year	100%	Perfect Attendance
2 days off in a school year	99%	Excellent Attendance
8 days off in a school year	96%	Good Attendance
10 days off in a school year	95%	Below Average Attendance
14 days off in a school year	93%	Poor Attendance
20 days off in a school year	90%	Very Poor Attendance

The school will begin working with families whose attendance has dropped to 93% to support and challenge them to improve their child's attendance.
Where a family's attendance has dropped to 90% or below, we will work with Leeds City Council's Attendance Service to improve your child's attendance.

What should I do if my child is ill or can not attend school?
Please ring the school on 0113 2713804 and choose the attendance option to let us know as soon as possible, so we can authorise any absences.

What should I do if my child has a medical or dentist appointment?
Please try to arrange all appointments outside of school hours. Where this is not possible, please inform the school office on 0113 2713804 as soon as possible, so that we can authorise the absence when evidence is provided.

What we expect from parents and Carers

To ensure that their child arrives at school on time, properly dressed, with the right equipment and ready to learn
To provide the school with a reason for any period of absence on the first day, or where possible, before the absence
To accompany their child into school if they are late and to provide a reason for their lateness
To work with school to resolve any problems that would impact on their child's attendance

What Parents & Carers can expect from us

That we will provide a quality education to your children
That we will give a high priority to punctuality and attendance
That we will recognise and reward good or better attendance
That we will communicate effectively with you concerning your child's attendance

Term-time Holidays
Can I take my child on holiday during term-time?

Parents and carers do not have a right to take their child out of school during term-time to go on holiday
It is a legal responsibility of a parent or carer to ensure that once their child is of school age, that they attend school
If a parent of carer takes their child out of school during term-time to go on holiday, the school will follow Leeds City Council's policy on term-time holidays and inform the council of your absence
Leeds City Council will then issue you with a fixed penalty notice (fine) which will be £60 per child, per parent, per week
For example, a 2 parent family with 2 children who go on holiday for 1 week will be fined £240
In very exceptional circumstances, the Headteacher does have the discretion to authorise term-time holidays. These cases are extremely rare and will normally be linked to occasions such as funerals, marriages or where a family works in an essential service such as the armed forces or for the NHS and can only take annual leave at given times

Who Can Help?
Mrs L Lily - Attendance officer can advise parents/carers on attendance matters
Miss L Dean - Parent Support Advisor is available for any other support

To see our Attendance Procedures click here

To see our Attendance Policy please click here

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