Milton Primary Academy, Leek Road, Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7AF
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Milton Primary Academy

Attendance

In order for children to learn and thrive, regular school attendance is extremely important. It gives your child the best opportunity to learn, succeed and develop the essential skills for their future. Children at our school want to come to school because:

  • it helps them have a good future
  • they learn new things and skills
  • it prepares them for the next stage of their education, secondary school
  • they get to play with their friends

Is my child ok to attend school?

Not all illnesses require your child to take time off school. 

The table below shows some common illnesses and whether your child should attend school if they have the illness. If your child is still ok to come into school, it is important that you still let us know if your child has any of the illnesses listed in the table below.

Illness Should my child still come to school?
Conjunctivitis Yes.
Hand, Foot and Mouth Yes.
Head Lice Yes.
Vomiting Yes, but only if the vomiting is not linked to a stomach bug.
Slapped Cheek Yes, once rash has developed.
Threadworms Yes.
Diarrhoea and Vomiting No. Your child should remain off school for 48 hours from the last episode.
Scarlet Fever No. Your child should remain off school until 24 hours after starting antibiotics.
Tonsillitis Yes.
Chicken Pox No. Your child should remain off school until all spots have crusted over, and then they can return.
Impetigo No. Your child can return when lesions are crusted and healed or 48 hours after starting antibiotics.

How to report an absence

If your child is not well enough to attend school, please call the school office on 01782 234780 and specify the reason for the absence. If the absence lasts longer than one day, you will need to call the school office on each day of the absence.

Our approach to attendance

All children should aim for 100% attendance and a minimum of 96% attendance is expected. If attendance falls below this, it can have a significant impact on the number of lessons missed which impacts on progress and achievement.

The table below shows our approach to dealing with attendance that falls below the expected level.

Attendance Level What Happens?
Attendance below 96%
  • Child identified by the welfare team and monitored closely.
  • Class teacher may speak to parents, notifying them of a fall in attendance.
Attendance below 95%
  • Child identified by the welfare team and monitored closely.
  • Medical evidence required to authorise absence by illness.
  • Meeting at school with a member of the welfare team.
  • Support plan to improve attendance agreed.
Attendance below 93%
  • Child identified by the pastoral team and monitored closely.
  • Medical evidence required to authorise absence by illness.
  • Meeting at school with the family welfare coordinator.
  • Support plan adapted to improve attendance as at risk of becoming classified as persistently absent.
Attendance below 90%
  • Child now categorised as persistently absent.
  • Attendance monitored daily.
  • Medical evidence required to authorise absence by illness.
  • Meeting at school with a senior leader and the education welfare officer to discuss the case and next steps.

 

Attendance Policy