Attendance

Regular attendance in primary school plays a vital role in children’s academic progress, social development, and overall wellbeing. When pupils attend school consistently, they are better able to build strong routines, develop positive relationships, and fully engage with the curriculum. Children who attend regularly are more likely to feel settled, confident, and ready to learn, which in turn supports positive behaviour in the classroom. By working together to ensure high attendance, we can help every child develop the habits and attitudes they need to succeed both in school and beyond.

As a school we work hard to keep our attendance figures in line with National Averages, when Ofsted next inspect the school, our attendance needs to be in line with National average to obtain the expected standard in Attendance and Behaviour.

The national average figure for attendance is 94.6% and our current attendance this year is 94.0% . If you need any support with attendance or punctuality, please approach a member of the leadership team or Nicola Brown, or Family Support Worker

It has been an extremely busy and productive week across all areas of school life!

The children have enjoyed a range of enriching wider curriculum experiences. Year 4 had a fantastic trip to Battle, bringing their learning to life, while other pupils had the exciting opportunity to use virtual headsets to explore and deepen their understanding of current topics.

We also welcomed external visitors into school this week, including our Director of Education and a Talk for Writing consultant, who carried out learning walks in maths and writing. Both visits were very positive, and they were impressed with the progress children are making in these key areas.

On Thursday, we held our Brighton to Bletchingley Sprint event, which was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all the children. A big thank you to FOBs for organising and to Chris and Riley for their support. We look forward to sharing the final fundraising total in next week’s newsletter.

Have a lovely weekend, hopefully the good weather will remain.

Denise Coady

Well Done to Our
STARS OF THE WEEK!

Reception – Piper

Y1- Reuben

Y2- James

Y3 – Molly

Y4- Jude

Y5- Abby

Y6- T’vell

Hedgehogs - Walter

Congratulations to these children who have been role modelling our school values this week and received a values leaf!

Caring

Year 1 - Logan    

Year 2 - Fliss 

Year 3- Una 

Year 4 - Betsy-Kay

Year 5- Laiken

Year 6  - Sadie 

Hedgehogs-  Victor

                                                               Respect

Year 1 - Megan 

Year 2 - Indie 

Year 3 - Ellie 

Year 4 - Adam

Year 5 - Freddie GB

Year 6  - George

Hedgehogs-  Reggie

                                                            Self Discipline

Year 1 - Oakley 

Year 2 – Wynter 

Year 3 - Evie 

Year 4 - Caleb 

Year 5 - Lily 

 Year 6  - T'vell

Hedgehogs- Rosanna

Penalty Notices to Address Poor Attendance at School

A Penalty Notice may be issued as an alternative to the prosecution of a parent/carer for their child’s unauthorised absence from school (absence without the agreement of the school or not covered by a medical note) and will be used by Surrey County Council in the following circumstances :-

Just to remind parents/carers that if they take their children out of school without authority for 5 or more days (which do not have to be consecutive), then the following will apply:

1. If you have not incurred a penalty notice relating to this child/children in a rolling 3 year period since 19 August 2024, then the penalty notice will be charged at the rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. This will be reduced to £80.00 if paid within 21 days of receipt of the notice. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court.

 2. If you have incurred a penalty notice relating to this child/children since 19 August 2024, the rolling 3 year period will be activated from the date of the first penalty notice and the second penalty notice will be charged at the flat rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. There will be no reduction for payment within 21 days. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court.

 3. If you have incurred 2 penalty notices relating to this child/children in the rolling 3 year period since the first penalty notice was issued, then you will NOT receive a third penalty notice – Surrey County Council will have no option but to consider a prosecution, per parent/carer per child, in the Magistrates Court under s 444 Education Act 1996.

Surrey County Council is not responsible for authorising pupil absence and therefore cannot withdraw any Penalty Notice requests without the written permission of the Headteacher.