Attendance
We would like to remind you that a Leave of Absence Form must be completed online or in the office for all medical and dental appointments. For any other circumstances, please complete the form at least two weeks before the requested date. Additionally, please provide evidence to support your request. Forms should be submitted in advance, not on the day of the appointment.
Where possible, we kindly ask that appointments be scheduled outside of school hours to minimize disruption to learning.
Please refer to our Attendance Guide for Parents on our website under 'Attendance 2025-26'. This is a termly reminder to ensure all parents/carers have the most up-to-date attendance information.
Attendance Information:
If you take your child out of school without the approval of the school, you will be liable to receive a penalty notice per parent/carer and the following will apply:
1. If you have not incurred a penalty notice relating to this child/these children since 19 August 2024, then the penalty notice will be charged at the rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. This will be reduced to £80.00 if paid within 21 days of receipt of the notice. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court.
2. If you have incurred a penalty notice relating to this child/ these children since 19 August 2024, the rolling 3 year period will be activated from the date of the first penalty notice and the second penalty notice will be charged at the flat rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. There will be no reduction for payment within 21 days. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court.
3. If you have incurred 2 penalty notices relating to this child/ these children in the rolling 3 year period since the first penalty notice was issued, then you will NOT receive a third penalty notice – Surrey County Council will have no option but to consider a prosecution, per parent/carer per child, in the Magistrates Court under s 444 Education Act 1996.
All guidance explained here refers to the School’s Attendance Policy on our website, which was developed in response to UK Government Law and the statutory attendance guidance — Working together to improve school attendance—from August 2024.
January Attendance
Despite the colder weather this month, our children have continued to show great commitment by coming into school ready to learn. We’re really proud of their attendance throughout January and are pleased to share the results:
- Reception H: 95.37% average attendance, 20 children with 100% attendance
- Reception M: 96.71% average attendance, 17 children with 100% attendance
- Year 1: 96.40% average attendance, 20 children with 100% attendance
- Year 2: 94.21% average attendance, 19 children with 100% attendance
- Year 3: 94.21% average attendance, 22 children with 100% attendance
- Year 4: 90.09% average attendance, 12 children with 100% attendance
- Year 5: 93.63% average attendance, 15 children with 100% attendance
- Year 6: 95.37% average attendance, 19 children with 100% attendance
To celebrate excellent attendance in January, all children who achieved this will receive a certificate. They’ll be invited to choose a special reward, either a free snack from the snack bar or a gift from the prize box, which includes items like a ruler, rubber, or small accessories as a token of recognition.
A huge well done to everyone for starting the new year with such enthusiasm and resilience. January can be a challenging month with the colder weather and darker mornings, but our pupils have shown fantastic dedication. Let’s keep this positive momentum going as we move into February!
