Attendance & Punctuality
At Elworth CE School we strongly encourage good attendance and punctuality.
Arriving at school on time is key to ensuring a prompt start to the day:
EYFS children:
Gates open at 8:40am and registration is at 8:45am. The school day ends at 3:10pm.
Gates will be locked at 8:50am and children who arrive late are asked to come through the main office entrance. Parents will need to give a reason for lateness.
Lateness can be marked as ‘late before register closed’ or ‘late after register closed’. If you child is later than 9:10am then they will be marked as ‘late after register closed’. This can impact on your child’s attendance percentage.
KS1 children:
Gates open at 8:35am and registration is at 8:40am. The school day ends at 3:10pm.
Gates will be locked at 8:40am and children who arrive late are asked to come through the main office entrance. Parents will need to give a reason for lateness.
Lateness can be marked as ‘late before register closed’ or ‘late after register closed’. If you child is later than 9:10am then they will be marked as ‘late after register closed’. This can impact on your child’s attendance percentage.
KS2 Children:
Gates open at 8:35am and registration is at 8:40am. The school day ends at 3:20pm.
Gates will be locked at 8:40am and children who arrive late are asked to come through the main office entrance. Parents will need to give a reason for lateness.
Lateness can be marked as ‘late before register closed’ or ‘late after register closed’. If you child is later than 9:10am then they will be marked as ‘late after register closed’. This can impact on your child’s attendance percentage.
You must contact school before 8.50am to explain why your child is absent. If no contact is made, school will text or phone you on the first day they are off school to find out why they are absent.
The school office should be notified in advance of any upcoming medical appointments. This should be done by email to admincontact@elworthce.cheshire.sch.uk so that we can mark your child down as Medical on the register. Failure to do so will result in an unauthorised absence mark.