Attendance, punctuality, school day

The Academy’s Attendance Team is dedicated to improving students’ school attendance and their punctuality. However, it is ultimately, parents'/carers’ responsibility to ensure that students are in every day and on time.

What is good attendance?

The Academy considers good attendance to be above 97%. If a student’s attendance falls below this percentage point, members of the team will monitor them and escalations may result in fixed penalty notices for parents/carers. This is all in partnership with Haringey Council.

Term dates are displayed on the school website. It is advisable to take note and read them carefully.

If a student is sick or unable to attend school, a parent/carer must call the school that day and every other day they are unable to attend. A voicemail message must be left for the Attendance Officer so that the correct code can be used for the register.

If parents/carers do wish to take their child out of school for an exceptional reason, they must submit a written request to the Attendance and Education Officer ahead of the date.

Normal punctuality and timings of the Academy

08:20 - Students are expected to be on site.

08:30-08:50 - Registration. Registers are taken at 08:30 sharp.

15:00 - End of the school day on Mondays for students in Years 7-9.

16:00 - End of the school day on Mondays for students in STEM/Mandarin classes as well as Years 10-13.

15:00 - End of the school day for all students on Tuesdays to Fridays.

Total hours in a typical week, including breaks but excluding after-school activities:

Years 10-13 and Years 7-9 Mandarin/STEM classes: 33.5 hours

Years 7-9 students excluding Mandarin/STEM classes: 32.5 hours

If students are late for registration, they will incur a Tutor Late Detention. This must be served the same day. Students are responsible for attending.

If students arrive after 8.30pm without a valid reason, they will serve a one hour detention that day. 

Students in STEM/Mandarin classes and Years 10-11 will serve this one hour detention at 4pm (after their period 6 lesson) on Mondays.

Non-School Attendance

Haringey Council’s Non-School Attendance, Education Penalty Notices, and Local Code of Conduct are available to read and download by following this Link.

We have an expectation that once we have notified you about our concerns, you will ensure that your child’s attendance or punctuality improves significantly. If a student continues to have poor attendance or punctuality, our Education Welfare Officer will request a meeting with you.

The Education Welfare Officer may issue you with a Formal Warning, a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) or decide to prosecute. If you are issued with a FPN for unauthorised term time leave, you risk receiving a fine from Haringey Council of between £60 - £120. Fines are issued to each parent for each child taken out of school. Failure to pay the notice may result in you facing prosecution under the provisions of S444, 1996 Education Act for your child’s non-attendance at school for the period in the notice. Formal Warnings or Fixed Penalty Notices are also issued in cases of persistent unauthorised absence.

You can download a an explanation of the Fixed Penalty Notice from the link below.