Attendance at St. Peter’s CE Primary Academy
Future Generation Trust places a high priority on achieving high standards and expects excellent standards of pupil attendance and punctuality. Regular attendance at school is crucial in raising standards in education and ensuring that every child can have full access to the school curriculum and reach their potential. Our academies will strive to promote an ethos and culture in which pupils feel highly motivated to learn and where each pupil feels valued and secure, thereby encouraging excellent attendance.
Trustees, governors and staff are committed to working in partnership with parents to ensure that each academy achieves a minimum of 96% attendance throughout the academy.
Parents and carers have a legal duty to ensure that their child of compulsory school age attends school regularly and punctually on a daily basis. To this end, they are responsible for:
· Ensuring their child attends by 8.55am
· Notifying the academy of a pupil’s absence on the first day of absence by telephone, e-mail, letter or in person.
· Completing a request form for absence in term time for exceptional circumstances (available on the academy website).
· Providing medical evidence for 5 or more days absence due to illness.
· Meeting with a member of staff to discuss their child’s attendance when necessary.
Request for leave during term time form - Please submit completed forms via the office for consideration by the Headteacher.
Staffordshire Local Authority: Attendance Guidance for September 2024
Staffordshire Local Authority: Code for Issuing Penalty Notices - September 2024
Department for Education Attendance documentation
Working Together To Improve School Attendance - September 2024
Summary Table of Responsibilities for School Attendance - September 2024