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title: "Attendance and Punctuality"
url: "https://urmstonprimary.com/parents/attendance-and-punctuality"
school: "Urmston Primary School"
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Nursery and Reception starters September 2027…come and visit us on the following dates and times: Tues 29th Sept 3.45pm; Thurs 8th Oct 2pm; Weds 14th Oct 9.30am; Tues 3rd Nov 3.45pm; Weds 11th Nov 2pm; Thurs 19th Nov 9.30am; Thurs 26th Nov 3.45pm

# Attendance and Punctuality

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Ensuring that our children are attending school at every possible moment, ensures that they'll be happier and have the learning experience that they deserve at UPS. For the last academic year, 2025-26, our attendance was 96% and this is the minimum that we aim for as an average across the school. Our persistent absence (greater than 10%) was at 8%.

Please inform the school, by phone on 0161 7484362, if your child is ill or absent for any reason. If we are not aware of the reason for a child’s absence that absence is recorded as ‘unauthorised’.

Please only make doctor/dental appointments in school time if it is an emergency. Your child will be classed as absent for a whole session if not in school at registration time.

In line with National and Local Authority Guidance, all holidays taken within school time will be classed as unauthorised and may, in some circumstances, lead to a fine. If you are taking your child out of school during term time please complete the form below for our records.

### Leave of Absence Form

 Leave of Absence during Term Time Form  92 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/APPLICATION_FOR_LEAVE_OF_ABSENCE_DURING_TERM_TIME.doc)

If your child's attendance, or punctuality, is poor, or there are patterns that we are concerned about or need to discuss, you can expect a call from Mr Parker, the Headteacher, to run through the possible reasons for this and to work with you to ensure the best possible attendance for your child.

Attendance is high on our agenda and is regularly discussed with the governing body - we know the positive impact that strong attendance can have on our children, and equally appreciate the importance of strong, trusting and empathic relationships with families. Our Attendance Policy can be found below and in the policy section under the 'Information' tab and relates to government guidance, 'Working Together To Improve School Attendance, 2026'.

### Attendance Policy

 Attendance Policy  320 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/UPS_Model_Attendance_Policy_2024.docx)

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