Attendance
At St Mary Queen of Martyrs, we believe that strong attendance is a shared commitment between students, families, and staff. By working together, we can ensure every child is present, engaged, and ready to learn each day. Consistent attendance builds academic success, strengthens relationships, and creates a positive school culture where students can learn, grow and flourish. We appreciate our families’ partnership in helping students arrive on time and prepared, and we are always here to support you in overcoming any challenges that may make attendance difficult.
If your child cannot attend school because they are unwell please inform the Office by 8:50am on the first day of absence and every day thereafter until they return. Call us on 825625; use the school app or just pop in! If you do not provide a reason for your child’s absence, he/she will receive an unauthorised absence mark for the day. An accumulation of unauthorised absences within a term may result in a Penalty Notice fine.
Medical & Dental appointments: Parents/carers are asked to make every effort to book medical and dental appointments outside of school hours and where this is not possible, to avoid school registration periods. Missing registration for a medical or dental appointment is only counted as an authorised absence when evidence of the appointment is presented
Holidays during Term Time : Permission for leave of absence in term time is only granted under exceptional circumstances and is strongly discouraged to avoid your child missing valuable learning that may cause them to fall behind.
Punctuality: Punctuality is important to your child’s education. Lots of important learning takes place during the first 10 minutes of the day. School begins prompt at 8:50am. If your child arrives after this time they will need to be registered at the Office and will receive a late mark in the register. If your child arrives later than 9:20 am he/she will receive an unauthorised absence mark for the morning session.
A full copy of our polices around behaviour and attendance can be found below:
Downloads
Please find below the Governments Working together to improve school attendance Statutory guidance.
Working together to improve school attendance
Attendance Punctuality a guide for parents