Attendance, Term Dates & School Hours
EVERY MINUTE MATTERS!
We want our children in school on time, every day. Children need to attend regularly to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them. Research shows that attendance and punctuality are important factors in school success.
Our school day begins at 8:45 am with registers closing at 8:50 am. School staff will come onto the playground to collect the children just after 8:40am.
The day finishes at 3:15 pm. This is a total of 32.5hrs.
School Term and Holiday Dates
2024-2025
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Staff Training (Inset) | Monday 2nd September & Tuesday 3rd September | ||
Autumn Term 1 | Wednesday 4th September | to | Friday 25th October |
School Holiday | Monday 28th October | to | Friday 1st November |
Autumn Term 2 | Monday 4th november | to | Friday 20th December |
School Holiday | Monday 23rd December | to | Friday 3rd January |
Staff Training (Inset) | Monday 6th January | ||
Spring Term 1 | Monday 7th January | to | Friday 14th February |
School Holiday | Monday 17th February | to | Friday 21st February |
Staff Training (Inset) | Monday 24th February | ||
Spring Term 2 | Tuesday 25th February | to | Friday 4th April |
School Holiday | Monday 7th April | to | Tuesday 22nd April |
Bank Holiday | Monday 21st April | ||
Summer Term 1 | Tuesday 22nd April | to | Friday 23rd May |
Bank Holiday | Monday 5th May | ||
School Holiday | Monday 26th May | to | Friday 30th May |
Summer Term 2 | Monday 2nd June | to | Friday 18th July |
Staff Training (Inset) | Monday 21st July | and | Tuesday 22nd July |
Parents can support regular school attendance by:
Making sure their child arrives at school on time with all their resources
Supporting and encouraging their child by attending parents’ evenings and other events
Contacting the school to discuss any concerns regarding their child’s attendance
Working in partnership with the school to resolve any issues that are impacting on their child’s attendance
Making any medical appointments outside of school hours whenever possible
Not taking children out of school for holidays in term time or for other unnecessary reasons
Persistent Absence and Unauthorised Absence
Did you know if your child arrives after the register has closed they will receive an unauthorised absence? A member of the school team may also come to your house if we cannot get in touch.
We will communicate concerns about poor attendance to parents and use an escalating approach including letters, meetings in school and/or a referral to the Education Welfare Team at Cheshire West and Chester.
Expected Levels of Attendance
Attending school regularly and on time has a positive impact on learning, progress and therefore the best life chances for pupils.
Medical appointments
Parents/carers should avoid making routine medical appointments and dental appointments during the school day. In the majority of cases, appointments can be made outside of the school day/during the school holidays.
Where appointments have to be taken during the school day, only the time for the appointment and travel to and from will be classed as an authorised absence. Pupils are expected to return to school for the remainder of the day/attend school prior to the appointment.
Parents/ carers are asked to provide proof of appointment to the office.
Punctuality
It is important that pupils attend school on time so that they do not miss out on the beginning of each school day. We begin every day with phonics and reading – vital lessons. Children must attend on time to be given a present mark for the session.
If a pupil arrives late to school every day, their learning begins to suffer. Below is a graph showing how being late to school every-day over a school year adds up to lost learning time.
