Attendance
Peases West Primary Academy seeks to ensure that all its pupils receive an education which maximises opportunities for each pupil to realise his/her true potential. The school will strive to provide a welcoming, caring environment, whereby each member of the school community feels wanted and secure.
We believe that all pupils benefit from the education we provide, and therefore from regular attendance. The aim of our attendance policy is to provide a consistent practice that encourages and facilitates the regular attendance of all pupils.
Please see the school day page for specific timings during the day.
All school staff will work with pupils and their families to support parents in helping them to meet their legal duty; to ensure that their children attend school regularly and on time. A whole school attendance target of 96% has been set for the academic year 2025/26 and various measures will be put in place to help work towards this.
The school has established an effective system of incentives and rewards which acknowledges the efforts of pupils to improve their attendance and timekeeping and will challenge the behaviour of those pupils and parents who give low priority to attendance and punctuality.
Leave of Absence in Term-Time
All holidays taken in term-time will be treated as unauthorised absences, except in very special or exceptional circumstances. If you feel you have special circumstances please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Headteacher.
Please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Headteacher.
If you take your child out of school without the school’s permission or without notifying them in advance it will be recorded as unauthorised absence. This may lead to enforcement action (penalty notice or prosecution).
Leave of Absence | Request Form 2025/26
Changes to Fixed Penalty Notices from August 2024
Our school will try and provide support to help you improve your child’s attendance first, but if this is not working to resolve the issues or if support is not appropriate (unauthorised term time holiday), parents and carers may be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice.
Under the new national framework, Fixed Penalty Notices will be considered when a child has missed ten or more sessions (five days) for unauthorised reasons in a period of ten school weeks. A notice may also be issued where the five day level of absence has not been reached, for example, if there are several periods of leave.
Notices will be issued in line with the Local Code of Conduct:
Penalty Notices for Irregular School Attendance | Local Code of Conduct
From August 2024:
- The first penalty notice is £160 if paid within 28 days, reduced to or £80 if paid within 21 days.
- If a parent receives a second notice for the same child within any three year period, the amount of the notice will be £160 to be paid within 28 days.
- A third penalty notice cannot be issued. Legal action may result (for example, prosecution).
Fixed Penalty Notice | Information for Parents & Carers
Please note that absence will not be authorised under any circumstances during any period of public examinations or internal assessments.
