At Holmesdale Infant School we are committed to providing a full educational experience for all our pupils. We believe that if pupils are to benefit from education, regular attendance is essential. Regular and punctual attendance ensures that your child settles and starts the day well, is happy at school and able to take advantage of all that we offer.

If you are struggling in any way with your child attending due to difficult family circumstances, we are here to help. These may be short term or more lengthy difficulties. Whatever the case please contact school to see what we can do to help you. Please notify us of any upcoming medical appointments and if your child is unwell, please call school each day to let us know the situation or to ask us advice on when your child should return.

We are monitoring all attendance and you should all now be able to see your child’s/children’s individual attendance at school on the ParentHub App. This will help you to monitor the time off your child has as well. Each week in school we share with you, which class has had the best overall attendance that week and the class receives a certificate.

Persistent Absenteeism (PA):

A pupil becomes a ‘persistent absentee’ when they miss 10% or more schooling, at any point during the school year. Absence at this level is becoming a barrier to your child learning well. We will work with you to support the improvement of attendance for your child/children and to help overcome whatever the barrier is.

Please see our information about our in-school family support worker, Miss Sutton.

https://www.holmesdale.derbyshire.sch.uk/well-being.php

and also, other links to supporting families

https://www.holmesdale.derbyshire.sch.uk/supporting-families.php

Holmesdale Infant School Attendance Targets

Green - 96% and above

Amber - 90% to 95.99%

Red - Below 90%

Reporting an absence 

All absences MUST be reported to the school office on the first and subsequent days that the child is off school by 8:50am, this can be done via:

• Telephone: 01246 413284
• Email: info@holmesdale.derbyshire.sch.uk
• In person, at the main school office

If you have not made contact with school, then as part of our safeguarding procedures school will endeavour to contact you via phone call and text messages. If we cannot make contact, then a house call in person may be made.

Please look at our attendance policy and other supporting documents below.

• Attendance Policy & Procedures PODS
• Holmesdale Infant School's Graduated Response
• Leave of Absence Request Form.