Attendance & Punctuality

Attendance Champion: Mr Ellison

Attendance Lead: Mrs Brook

Pupil attendance at Buckton Vale is taken very seriously. We believe that for a child to reach their full academic potential at school, high attendance is critical. If they are consistently late or absent from classes they will be missing important information which will have an impact on their education and learning. 

We endeavour to support Parents/Carers in overcoming any barriers to achieving regular school attendance.

School opens at 8.35am with registration period finishing at 8.55am. It is vital that all pupils arrive on time and are present for registration. If for any reason your child is late to school, they must report to reception straight away where the morning’s absence will be recorded as ‘late’ (before 9.20am) or ‘unauthorised absence’ (after 9.20am). Lateness is closely monitored by the school and the Education Welfare Officer.

If your child is absent from school for any reason, please contact the school’s main office each morning so that their absence is registered. This can be done by telephoning: 01457 833102 pressing Option 1 by 9am and leave a message explaining in full the reason for absence,  child’s name and class. If you need to speak directly to Mrs Brook please select Option 2 when calling the school. Mrs Brook is available from 8am until 3.45pm each day.

Reporting pupil absence plays a vital role in our Safeguarding procedure.

We ask that Parents/Carers organise family holidays for outside of term time.