Attendance

Don’t let your child miss out!

Research has shown that regular attendance and good punctuality are crucial factors in children achieving their full potential in education. At Stockwell, we really value your full support in ensuring that your child attends school, on time, every day. We are always pleased to work together with parents/carers in resolving any difficulties in order to improve attendance levels at school.

Our target is for all children to have at least 96% attendance. Every moment in school counts and lost days and minutes can make a big difference. 

Registration

Every school, by law, has to register pupils twice a day; first thing in the morning and again in the afternoon. Please find details below: 

Reporting Absences

What if my child is absent?

We expect your child to attend school every day, however, if your child is ill and unable to attend, please inform the school office before 9am. As a school we have a duty of care and therefore if we do not hear from you we will contact you via a phone call or carry out a home visit.

School telephone number: 01482 782122. The school office is open from 8.00 am – 4.00pm Mon-Fri.
Messages can be left on the answer phone out of these hours. 

There are important steps that you can take to help with your child’s attendance.

• Make sure your child attends school every day, on time, equipped and ready to learn. School starts from 8:30 and all children should be in the building by 8:40. Children arriving after this time will need to be taken to the school office and a ‘lateness slip’ will need to be filled in to explain why your child was not on time.
• If your child is ill, or off for any other reason, contact the school on the first day of absence and leave a message on the attendance line to explain why. Only genuine reasons will be authorised and you will be asked to provide medical evidence for illness if your child’s attendance is poor.
• Ensure the school has up-to-date contact details. If your child is absent, and we have not received an explanation why, we will need to contact you to find out where your child is. If we cannot contact you by phone, a member of staff will visit your address to make sure your child is safe.
• Contact your child’s class teacher, or the attendance team for support if you are experiencing any difficulty in getting your child into school.

Term-time Holidays

Planned Absence/Holiday forms are available at the school office. THE SCHOOL WILL NOT AUTHORISE ANY HOLIDAYS.

In exceptional circumstances, such as children of members of the armed forces, acute crisis within the family and court order/formal agreement where parents have separated, it may be possible to review this.

Where children miss 10 consecutive sessions (5 School Days) a referral will be made to Hull City Council which may result in a penalty notice and fine.

Sometimes children become unwell or have an accident at school and we will need to contact you. Please make sure we have up to date contact details for you.

Important Changes to Fixed Penalty Notice Fines

Please find details of the changes regarding fixed penalty notice fines effective from August 2024. 
Attendance Changes

Key Points

• We monitor every child’s attendance closely at Stockwell and we will contact you if we notice attendance falling or failing to improve.
• We will also celebrate good or improving attendance with a variety of rewards, certificates and displays around school.
• As a parent/carer you have a legal duty to ensure that your child attends school regularly and punctually and we will always do our best to support you with this so that absence does not result in fines or court appearances.
• Thank you for working in partnership with us to achieve the highest levels of attendance and punctuality at Stockwell.