Attendance

Good attendance and punctuality is very important for your child's learning. Statistics show a direct link between under- achievement and poor attendance, regular attenders make better progress, both socially and academically.

Reporting your child's absence

All absences must be reported to the school office every day, unless advised by the attendance officer to keep the child at home for a certain number of days. If the absence is over three days you will be asked to provide confirmation from a medical professional of the treatment/medication or appointments attended

Call: 020 8845 1155

Email: attendance@downemanor.org.uk

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What affects your child's attendance?

• Punctuality- late arrival but before 9.30am
• Unauthorised lateness with no valid reason after 9.30am
• Holidays during term time
• Sickness

 Leaving School

If your child is leaving our school (other than at the end of Year 6) parents are asked to give the school comprehensive information about your plans, including any date of a move and your new address and telephone numbers, who your child will be living with and your child’s new school and the start date when known. This should be submitted to our school in writing. A Leaver’s Form is available below, which you should complete. (A destination country or another named Local Authority without other details is not sufficient).

If the school is unable to get hold of parents and we have no information to the where abouts of the child he/she will be considered to be a ‘Child Missing in Education’. This means that the Local Authority has a legal duty to carry out investigations, which will include liaising with Ealing Integrated Response Service (formerly Social Services), the Police, benefits/council tax records and other agencies, to try to locate your child. By giving us the above information, these investigations can be avoided.

Please click here for the leavers form that must be completed