Attendance

School Times of Day – The school is open for 32.5hrs per week

School Hours: 8.50 a.m. – 3.20 p.m.
Lunch Time: 12.00 p.m. – 1.00 pm.

At Howden Junior School, we are committed to providing a comprehensive education for all pupils. We believe that all pupils benefit from the education we provide, and therefore from regular school attendance. To this end, we will do as much as we can to ensure that all pupils achieve maximum possible attendance and that any issues, which may impede full attendance, are acted upon as quickly as possible. The doors for our school open at 8:40am and will close at 8:50am. Children arriving after 8:50am will be marked as late. If your child arrives after 9.30am, they will receive an unauthorised absence mark.  We ask that pupils arrive at school on time to ensure a smooth start to the day. We ask that you provide an appointment letter if your child has a hospital or dental appointment.

Absence Procedures

If your child is ill, please keep them at home until they are well enough to return to school. Please notify us by phone call or email before 9.30am if your child is to be absent, and continue to inform us on a daily basis if they continue to be ill.

Good Attendance

We believe good attendance is when children attend at least 97% of the school year. This equates to attending at least 185 of the 190 days when school is open to pupils. This is only 5 days off for the full academic year. As a school, we will only authorise term time holidays in exceptional circumstances. We monitor attendance regularly. If your child’s attendance drops below 90%, under Government guidelines, this means that they are classed as a ‘persistent absentee’ and we will write to you to invite you to discuss the reasons for this. The table below summarises the effect of low attendance: