Timings of the school day

Gates open: 8.20am

Doors open: 8.30am

Morning session begins: 8.40am

Register taken by: 8.45am

Registers close: 9.15am

Afternoon session begins: 1.10pm

Register taken by: 1.15pm

Registers close: 1.45pm

School day ends: 3.10pm

The school employs a soft start with pupils going directly to their classrooms when they arrive from 8.30am where they are supervised by their class teacher or another member of staff.

Children are officially late when they arrive more than 5 minutes after the start of the session and will be marked in the register with an L code.  Registers close 30 minutes after the stated start time of each session. Any child arriving at/returning to school more than thirty minutes after the session starts is marked as absent for the morning/afternoon session respectively.

Procedure for notifying the school of absence

Parents/carers should contact the school before 9.00am if their child is going to be absent on that school day. The school has an out of hours answer phone system to support parents in this respect. Parents should then call in on each subsequent day of absence.

Registration and absence monitoring procedures

The school operates an electronic registration system. Class registers are checked every morning, and parents/carers who have not notified the school are contacted before 9.30am to ascertain the reason for absence. Initial contact will be by automatic text message generated by the school’s attendance system.

Where no response is received, the school will endeavour to make telephone contact with parents of absent children by 10.00am to confirm the reason for absence.

Returning to school after absence

In relation to sickness or medical appointments, a letter/email should be given to the office in order for the absence to be authorised. In the case of prolonged absences (a week or more) or where attendance has dropped below 90%, further evidence will be required in order for the absence to be authorised e.g. medical appointment card, letter from GP or hospital consultant etc.

Key school staff and contact details

Telephone/out of hours contact: 020 8777 6111

Email: officeowps@solamat.co.uk

Administrator with responsibility for attendance: Mrs O’Brien / Mrs Trelford

Senior member of staff with responsibility for attendance: Mrs Taylor

Education Welfare Officer: WPA Education Welfare Services