Good school attendance and punctuality is a critical factor in ensuring a good education for your child, greater success in their learning, good social skills and ultimately better life chances. We actively encourage children to have 100% attendance wherever possible.
Our whole school target is 96%.
The school doors open at 8.35am and closes at 8.45am
Children are classed as late from 8.45am until 9.15am when the registers close. After 9.15am they are classed as an unauthorised absence, unless for a medical appointment or a valid reason is provided, which may be authorised.
All absences should be reported before 9am by the parent to:
- The school office – by telephone or in person
- Via email: absence@peelpark.bradford.sch.uk
- Dojo to Miss T Downey, Attendance Lead
Children will only be given authorised absence for medical or dental appointments where prior permission has been obtained from school and where evidence of an appointment has been shown. The LA advise that the parents should be discouraged from arranging medical or similar appointments for children during school hours.
In the event a child is absent and the parent/carer does not contact school by 9am on the day of the absence, then school will:
- Telephone on the day
- Where contact cannot be made, a home visit will be conducted on the first day, where possible and always if there are safeguarding concerns.
- A home visit will always be conducted within two days where contact cannot be made.
- Write to parent/carer and continue to call
- Arrange a welfare meeting
If no contact is made at home, the police may be notified and a request will be made for them to conduct a welfare check.
Attendance is monitored and any issues concerning absence/illness and lateness will be addressed. Parents will be invited to attendance meetings and support will be put into place. If attendance fails to improve, parents/carers risk legal proceedings and a penalty notice or being brought before the Magistrate Court as per Bradford’s attendance intervention.
