At Crookham CE(A) Infant School we believe that regular school attendance is essential if children are to achieve their full potential. We value the attendance of all pupils. You can support your child to have excellent attendance by taking these steps:

• Ensure your child arrives on time for school every day and is ready to learn. We expect pupils to arrive in school at 8:30am on each school day and classroom doors close at 8:40am ready for registration. Arriving after registration is recorded as an unauthorised absence.
• If your child appears to be only slightly unwell, we advise you to send them in to school. We have staff who will contact you if their condition deteriorates.
• Book any medical appointments outside of school hours. If this is unavoidable, please book for as late in the afternoon as possible and inform the school of appointments in advance.
• Supply a copy of the appointment card or hospital letter if your child has an appointment during school hours.
• If your child becomes reluctant to go to school or you need help, please come and talk to us, we want to work in partnership with our families to improve attendance where needed.

How your child's attendance affected their learning:

‘On the day’ absences: what should I do if my child is not ‘fit’ to go into school?

On each day your child is unfit to come to school, please report this absence by emailing adminoffice@crookham-inf.hants.sch.uk or telephoning the school office on 01252 615547 to let us know. In the message you must leave your child’s full name, year and class and give the specific reason for absence. The information you give will be recorded on our official register.

Leave of Absence

There may be exceptional circumstances where you need to request a leave of absence for your child. Please use our ‘Leave of absence request’ form to make these types of requests. The form should be submitted in advance of the leave of absence, via adminoffice@crookham-inf.hants.sch.uk. You will receive a letter in response, to advise if the request has been granted or declined.

Punctuality

Pupils are expected to arrive on time for school in the morning and for every lesson during the day.

The Government remains very clear that no child should miss school apart from in exceptional circumstances and schools must continue to take steps to reduce absence to support children’s attainment.  I hope we can count on your support in this matter.

Please contact Mrs Cathy Garvey (Deputy Headteacher and Inclusion Lead) if you require any suport with ensuring your child’s regular school attendance.

Our full attendance policy can be found here.