Attendance and Reporting an Absence
As a school we believe that if pupils are to benefit from education and reach their potential, good punctuality and attendance is crucial and we expect pupils to be present every day the school is open unless the reason for the absence is unavoidable. Attendance is essential for pupils to get the most out of their school experience, including their attainment, wellbeing, and wider life chances and data shows that the pupils with the highest attainment at the end of key stage 2 and key stage 4 have higher rates of attendance over the key stage compared to those with the lowest attainment.
We have recently reviewed our Attendance and Punctuality policy to ensure that we are in line with changes to the Department for Educations 'Working Together to Improve School Attendance' which is available below.
Attendance
All absence must be reported
To report an absence please email: absence@maryhare.org.uk
If it is an unplanned absence (e.g. illness) school must be notified by 9.00am or as soon as is practically possible by emailing the absence email or calling the relevant school office.
Absence Request form
An absence request form for other kinds of exception absence must be completed for any reason other than illness or medical appointment. This form can be downloaded below. A request must be made 15 days or more before the absence.
Reporting Absence
Email: absence@maryhare.org.uk
Call 01635 244200 for secondary pupils
Call 01635 573800 for primary pupils
Good attendance = high achievement
"Pupils who did not achieve grades 9-4 in English and maths GCSEs in 2019 had an absence rate of 8.8%, compared with 5.2% among pupils who achieved grade 4 in both subjects, and 3.7% among pupils who achieved grade 5 or above." (DfE)