At the Stanground Academy we believe it is vitally important for students to attend school regularly and punctually. This will give them the best opportunity to progress and achieve their full potential. Good attendance and punctuality will also encourage students to become responsible and resilient individuals, which will serve them well in their future working lives.

Standards

At the Stanground Academy we;

Parents should contact us by telephone on the first day and each subsequent day of their child’s absence. The Academy should be informed of any planned absence in advance, this includes unavoidable medical appointments during the school day.

Addressing poor attendance

At the Stanground Academy we work diligently to help students attend well. We will communicate regularly with parents and always provide support to overcome barriers to good attendance.

We will also involve our Attendance Officer to work with families when attendance falls to unacceptable levels.

Addressing poor punctuality

Students that arrive after 8.55am for the morning session or 1.55pm for the afternoon session will be given the attendance mark U, instead of the normal late mark L. The U attendance code means that the student arrived after registers closed. Students with this code will be treated as being statistically absent, and such statistical absences are treated in the same way as regular absences when the Academy addresses poor attendance. Therefore, students need to be aware that poor punctuality can affect their overall attendance and this could potentially result in the withdrawal of their place in the Sixth Form.

Any genuine reason supplied for late arrivals will of course be taken into account before sanctions are issued.

Attendance and punctuality bandings