Attendance

The foundation for good attendance is a strong partnership between the school, parents and the child. Therefore, Mary Dean’s CE Primary School and Nursery expects everyone to uphold their responsibilities for promoting attendance at school. To do this, everyone must understand their role in promoting a positive culture of attendance and be clear about what is required of them individually as well as how they need to work together in partnership with others.

The school day starts at 8.40am. All pupils should be in their classroom at this time. The first (morning) registration session starts at 8.40am. Pupils will receive a late mark if they are not in their designated classroom by 8.40am. The register closes at 8.50am. Pupils will receive a mark of absence if they do not attend before this time. Attendance after the register closes will receive a mark to show that the pupil is on site, (U) but it will count as an absent mark.

Pupils arriving late should report to the main school office and sign the 'signing in book'.

The second (afternoon) registration session starts at 1:10pm.

If a pupil needs to leave school during the day, they must sign out at the main reception with a parent once authorisation has been given from the school office. 

Please see the attendance policy and appendix below for further information.