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Attendance
Our school’s attendance target is 100% The national average for attendance is 96.1%. Your child’s attendance will fall below this if they miss more than seven days in the academic year of 2023/2024.
Absences
Any absences must be reported as soon as possible, preferably before 9am. You can do this by contacting the school on 01865 777937 and leaving a message on the answer phone or you can send an email to office@rosehillprimary.org. Please leave your child’s name, class, reason for absence and expected date of return.
If your child is absent and we have not heard from you we will contact you by phone or make a home visit.
If your child is still unable to return to school on the expected date of return please contact the school again.
Medical appointments
Medical appointments should be made outside of school hours wherever possible. If it is not possible to get an appointment outside of school hours, please ensure your child is in school before and after the appointment.
Planned absences in school time
Any holidays planned in term-time will be unauthorised. The school will only authorise planned absences during term-time in exceptional circumstances.
Government guidelines make it clear that headteachers should not authorise time off school for holidays during term-time. Therefore, we are unable to give permission for children to take holidays during term-time.
We monitor each child’s attendance closely. If these absences are due to unauthorised or declined holiday each parent can be issued with a penalty notice for £60.
Attendance team
The school’s attendance team will monitor individual, class and whole school attendance on a regular basis. Click here to view our School Attendance Policy (located on our Policies & Procedures page).
