Attendance & Punctuality

The school gates on Lysia Street open at 8.45am and close at 8.55am. 
Children are expected to arrive at school between 8.45am and 8.55am. All children need to be in their classrooms and ready to learn by 8.55am. 
Children arriving after 9.00am are considered late. 
Children who arrive after 9.30am are recorded in our register as an unauthorised absence for the morning session.

Attendance (Absences)

Good attendance is linked to a child's achievement at school. Children must only be absent from school if they are ill. If your child is going to be absent, please contact the school before 8.30am and advise the reason for absence.  

There are 3 options for sending the school an absence message: 

1. send a message through the school app ‘Arbor’;  

2. email admin@queensmanorprimary.org.uk; or 

3. telephone the office on 0207 385 4343.  

Appointments with doctors, dentists or at a hospital should be made outside of school hours or in the holidays. Where this is not possible, the details of the appointment including any letters must be brought into the School Office or emailed to admin@queensmanorprimary.org.uk the day before, or earlier if possible, so that the register can be marked accordingly. 

If parents and carers do not provide a reason for the absence it remains unauthorised until a reason is provided. If a pupil’s attendance falls below 95%, families will receive an attendance awareness phone call from the Home School Liaison Officer, support will be offered, and medical evidence requested. Senior Leadership will be made aware at weekly attendance meetings and this will be noted on a pupil’s file. If there is no improvement to attendance within 2 weeks, parents/carers will be invited to attend an attendance panel meeting to discuss poor attendance and an attendance plan will be created. 

A continuous lack of improvement to attendance will result in a referral to the attendance team within the Local Authority who may issue a Penalty Notice which could also result in court proceedings. The persistent absence threshold is 10%. If a pupil's individual overall absence rate is greater than or equal to 10%, the pupil will be classified as a persistent absentee.

Punctuality (Lateness)

It is important that your child has the right start to their day. Children who arrive late miss learning time and start the day with an unsettled routine. Morning Learning is ready for children to complete from 8.45am and is marked as a whole class shortly after 9am.
Please ensure that your child is in school on time, arriving between 8.45am and 8.55am. Children who arrive at the School Office after 9am will be recorded as late and parents will need to provide a reason for lateness which is recorded, as well as the number of minutes late. Children who arrive after 9.30am are recorded in our register as an unauthorised absence for the morning session.

Religious Observations

The school acknowledge and welcome the multi-faith nature of our community and recognise that some families’ important religious festivals may fall outside school holidays. Children can be absent on a day exclusively set aside for religious observance by the religious body to which the family belongs.

Exceptional Leave

If your child is unable to attend school due to an exceptional or unforeseen circumstances, please request an 'application for student leave of absence' in advance of the requested day/s of absence from the School Office. Please provide as much information as possible regarding the leave of absence. Once completed please return the form to the office or via email to admin@queensmanorprimary.org.uk. You will be notified of the outcome of your request in person or by email.
Please be aware that a family holiday during term time is not an exceptional circumstance.