Attendance
At Langley Park Primary Academy, excellent attendance and punctuality is our aim for each and every pupil. Learning opportunities are maximised when good attendance is achieved and you, as parents and carers, play a vital role in promoting a good attitude towards attendance and punctuality. We therefore ask for your support in ensuring that your child is present at every opportunity and arrives at school on time.
There is a high correlation between good attendance and successful academic achievement; regular and punctual school attendance helps a child to develop responsibility, self-discipline and fosters the skills necessary for the future.
Good attendance is therefore just just valuable, it is essential!
School starts promptly at 8.55am. Please ensure that your child arrives to school on time and is in class and ready to learn.
If your child is absent, you have a duty to inform the school office on 01622 250880 by 9.15am each and every day that they are absent. If the school does not hear from you, office staff will attempt to contact you for a reason.
Congratulations!
A huge congratulations to the following 10 children that have achieved 100% attendance for the 2021/2022 academic year:
Year 1 - Malcolm Year 4 - Tamas, Tomi, James, Evie and Lewis
Year 2 - Brandon K Year 5 - Cameron
Year 3 - Lea Year 6 - Lenny
This is an excellent achievement and so a very well done to you all!
Absence Due to Illness
Here is a handy snapshot guide detailing when it is necessary, or not necessary, to keep your child at home as a result of certain illnesses.
Whether or not to send your child into school can sometimes be a tricky decision to make but if they feel well enough to attend and are not poorly with anything that requires them to stay at home for a period of time due to be being contagious, or to prevent the spread of germs, then they should come to school as normal. You can always drop into the academy to give them any non-prescribed medicine as and when they need it, or if the medicine has been prescribed by a GP then we can administer this in school for you!
Being on medication or antibiotics is not a singular reason for your child to be absent from school.
Missing a day or two school can really add up! Did you know that an average attendance of 80% or less across a child's school career adds up to missing a whole two years from school!
Research shows that missing just 10% of learning time negatively affects a pupils' academic performance.
Please be aware that if your child is absent from school and no reason can be established for their absence then this will be recorded as unauthorised until such a time that your child returns to school. Please provide absence information to school office staff and not to class teachers, as they do not have time to share this with office staff before the school day begins.
If you call the school office and staff are unable to answer the phone at the time of your call then you should leave a message providing your child's full name, their class and the reason for their absence.
End of Year Attendance per Class
Well done to Pazazz Class who achieved 94.7% attendance for the academic year, with Ambrosia Class in very close second place with 94.67%!
What can YOU do to help make your child be a top attender?
Help your child to get organised for school the night before. Lay out their full school uniform, check the diary for Forest School/PE days and ensure any homework is done.
Set a bedtime routine... and stick to it!
Set an alarm to help your child wake up a little early so that you can make your way to school in good time.
Explain to your child that school, punctuality and regular attendance are all extremely important, both now and in the future. It is important that both you and your child consider the impact of missing school on your child's friendships, self-esteem and confidence.
Make all appointments for outside of school hours and don't book holidays in term time. Daily lessons and interventions cannot be repeated in the event that your child is absent and, in addition, each and every pupil is expected to contribute to the daily activities taking place in their class.