Attendance

Here at St Margaret's at Troy Town we promote excellent attendance to enable pupils to take full advantage of the educational opportunities we offer.

We ask parents to ensure that children arrive at school in good time for registration each day.

Gates open at 8:40am and close promptly at 8:50am.

The school day begins at 8:50am and all children should be in class, ready to learn by this time.  

Members of SLT as well as class teachers will be available every morning to pass on quick messages, however we do ask that if you need to speak to your child’s class teacher then you either wait until pick up time after all of the other children have been dismissed or that you phone school to make an appointment to speak to your child’s class teacher.
We understand that sometimes in the mornings things happen unexpectedly, however it is very important that children attend school on time, so that children are settled in class with their friends and so that they do not miss the start of lessons. Missing the beginning of lessons can often unsettle children, so we ask that you make every effort to ensure that your child gets here on time.

At our school the staff, parents and children recognise that attendance and punctuality are vitally important for a number of reasons, all of which can affect children's learning, achievement and social and emotional development. It is very challenging to catch up on missed work and learning opportunities.

School finishes at 3:15pm and it is your parental responsibility to ensure that your child is collected promptly every day or that they are booked into our after school club provision in advance. Clubs are proving very popular and unfortunately we are not always able to accommodate late bookings if clubs have reached the maximum capacity, so please do ensure that you have booked in advance through your ‘My Child at School’ APP if you know that you need a place.

Just a reminder if you are unable to collect your child yourself, then please make sure that you have informed us by telling your child’s class teacher in advance or by phoning the school office on 01634 843843. We will not allow children to go home with another adult unless we have been informed and we will contact you to clarify arrangements before releasing your child.

Lynne, our Pastoral Manager is always happy to offer support should any parents or carers have any concerns.

As we prepare to return to school, please can we ask that you consider the safety of everyone in our school community as well as local residents when parking at drop off and pick up times. Hopefully lots of you will be walking or biking or scooting to school, but if you do have to drive, then we do ask that you adhere to the double yellow lines and parking restriction markings around the school and as such that you do not park on or stop on any of the yellow lines on King Street or John Street. The safety of all of our school community is our top priority and parking on the yellow lines could lead to an accident as well as traffic congestion.

If your child is absent from school then you need to call the school on 01634 843843 (and press option 1) to let us know the reason why your child is absent. Please notify school as early as possible, but before 9am when registers close. It is also your responsibility to notify us on each day that your child is absent. If we do not hear from you, then we will make a phone call to the main contact number; a text message may also be sent. These procedures are to ensure that we know where your child is and that you are all safe.

attendance letter sept 2024.pdf