Attendance / Punctuality / Absences
Students are to attend school every day unless they are unwell. There is a direct relationship between 100% attendance & academic performance.
Full day absences
There are times when students are not medically able to attend school and there are clear procedures to follow detailed below.
- To report your child absent, please email absence on absence@weydonschool.surrey.sch.uk for EVERY day that your child is absent. Please email before 9.30am
- Please ensure you include your child’s full name, tutor group and reason for absence.
- Please note that this is only for recording an absence and we are unable to respond to messages left in this inbox due to the sheer volume left each day.
Late arrivals to School
Should your child need to arrive late to school and miss morning registration due to an appointment please follow the process below.
- To report your child late for school, please email absence@weydonschool.surrey.sch.uk and detail the approximate arrival time at school
- Please ensure you include your child’s full name, tutor group and reason for absence.
- Please note that this is only for recording an absence or late arrival and we are unable to respond to messages left in this inbox due to the sheer volume left each day.
A student who arrives late but before 09:00 will be marked as late, using the appropriate code L.
A student who arrives late but after 09:00 will be marked as absent, using the appropriate code U.
Students leaving the school site during the school day for an appointment
Should a student start to feel unwell during the school day, they need to report to the School Matron in the medical room at either break or lunchtime for assessment.
Students are requested not to contact home directly. Should a student choose to break this rule and contact you, their mobile phone will be confiscated as per our behaviour policy.
If a student is picked up from school without our internal assessment from the School Matron first, this will be recorded as an unauthorised absence. We will ensure that contact will be made quickly and efficiently for any child who is deemed too unwell to be in school.
We ask that you support us with this and request that you do not text or telephone your child during the school day.