Attendance

Chalkwell Hall Junior School's staff and governors are united in their belief that regular school attendance enables children to maximise the educational opportunities available to them. Excellent attendance helps children to become emotionally resilient, confident and competent adults who are able to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to their community; utilising their talents.

Chalkwell Hall Junior School values all children. We work with families to identify the barriers to achieving and maintaining excellent attendance and offer the right services, at the right time, to resolve difficulties. The Senior Leader Responsible for Attendance (Mr N. Hanshaw) and the attendance team (Mrs C. Hawes and Mrs S. Wilson) monitor attendance weekly and use attendance data to identify any patterns of concern, whilst also celebrating success.

Attendance concerns will be raised with parents (when reasons are not known by the school, e.g. recovery from an operation). This information may also be shared with the Local Authority. Where we have concerns, or there is a lack of engagement from families to improve attendance, we will follow the school’s staged approach to improving attendance.

Chalkwell Hall Junior School's staged approach is child-centred and prioritises support and developing strong working relationships with families. We will use the Early Help process to provide support prior to escalation and consider how we can work with families to enable children to access their right to education.

Attendance figures for each child will be reported to parents as part of the Parents’ Consultations and pupils’ Annual Reports. These figures will be closely monitored for support.

Leave of Absence Requests

If, due to exceptional circumstances, you would like your child be absent from school during term time, then you must apply for this in advance. You should use the Leave of Absence Application Form, which is available below. Please fill in this form and hand it to the School Office.



If you do not request a leave of absence in advance, your child’s absence will be recorded as unauthorised and you may be liable for a penalty notice or fine.