School Attendance Policy

This policy applies to [school name], a maintained or academy primary or secondary school in England. It should be read by pupils, parents, staff, governors or trustees, and other people involved in supporting school attendance.

Attendance expectations

[school name] sets out its attendance expectations for pupils and parents through [attendance expectations arrangement].

Register arrangements

The school records attendance and absence through [register arrangements]. Parents should provide information about absence using [absence notification arrangement].

Responding to absence

The school responds to absence in accordance with [absence response arrangement], including communication with pupils and parents where appropriate.

Supporting attendance

Where a pupil faces a barrier to attendance, the school uses [barrier support arrangement] and identifies the people responsible for support through [attendance support roles].

Information-sharing and local-authority liaison

The school manages attendance information-sharing through [information sharing arrangement] and liaises with the local authority through [local authority liaison arrangement].

Boarding arrangements

If the school has some or all pupils who are boarders, this policy covers the relevant attendance-policy areas in a way that meets the school's specific boarding needs.

The boarding arrangements for attendance are set out in [boarding attendance arrangement].

Governance oversight

Governance oversight of this policy is provided through [governance oversight arrangement].

Review of this policy

As attendance barriers evolve quickly, the school reviews and updates this policy as necessary. When reviewing it, the school seeks the views of pupils and parents.

The review and approval arrangements are recorded through [policy review arrangement].