Attendance

Regular and punctual school attendance is essential if pupils are to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them.

Attendance

Regular attendance is vital if your child is to truly succeed and reach their true potential. We kindly request your support and encouragement to ensure your child attends school regularly and arrives on time. Regular attendance not only positively impacts your child's academic progress but also fosters a sense of responsibility and commitment. A child’s success at school is likely to be affected negatively if their attendance is poor. Those who do not attend regularly may fall behind in their learning, leading to underachievement, both academically and socially. 

To aid you in promoting good attendance, we want to assure you that Beacon Hill Primary School provides you with professional, quality information and advice. We will communicate with you through various channels such as telephone conversations, parents’ evenings, school reports, and our school attendance webpage. This will ensure that you stay informed about school attendance and have access to any resources or support that may be required.

Punctuality

The school day starts at 8.45am when all pupils should be in their classroom, in preparation for the register being taken.  

Being in school on time every day, ready to learn, is vital. Arriving on time allows your child to settle well and have the best start to their day. If your child arrives after 9.00am your child is late and has missed the start of the school day. Even being only a few minutes late can unsettle your child which is not the best start for their day and should be avoided wherever possible.

Attendance and punctuality are tracked throughout the year, and you will be informed of your child’s attendance and punctuality throughout the year at parents’ evenings.

How to report an absence

If your child cannot come to school because of illness, you should advise the school on the first day of absence by contacting the school, stating your child’s name, their class and the reason for their absence,

By telephone on:

01428 605597
or if you are unable to get through, please use the answer phone facility.

By email:

info@beacon-hill.surrey.sch.uk   

If no message is received, we will contact you to find out the reason for absence, this is called First Day Response.

We ask families to make any medical appointments out of school hours wherever possible. However, if this is not possible, we can authorise absences for appointments on completion of a Medical Appointment Leave of Absence Request Form which can be downloaded here or collected from the school office. 

Holiday requests

We do not authorise holidays in term time. All holiday absences must be made by completing a Withdrawal from Learning Form which can be downloaded here or collected from the school office. 

If unauthorised holidays are taken during term time a financial penalty may be imposed.