Regular and punctual attendance at school is both a legal requirement and essential for pupils to maximise their educational opportunities.
Your child should attend school every day unless there is an unavoidable cause.
If your child is absent from school, please follow the procedure outlined below:
All absences must be reported to the school office by 8:45am on each day of absence.
You can notify us using any of the following methods:
Absence Email - absence@oakwoodacademy.co.uk
Text Message Service - 07860004007
Telephone: Call the school office on 0161 464 9951
Arbor (via the parent portal/app)
Please ensure you provide your child’s name, class, and the reason for absence when contacting us.
The register can then be marked the accordingly. Please contact the school office for each subsequent day of absence.
Where we cannot make contact when a child is absent the school will conduct a home visit.
Pupil absence can only be authorised in the following circumstances:
● when prevented from attending by sickness or any unavoidable cause.
● exclusively set apart for religious observance by the religious body to which his/her parents belong.
● on the grounds that suitable transport has not been provided and Oakwood is not within walking distance (3 miles for secondary pupils).
Guidance issued by the Department for Education informed schools that absence for reasons other than those stated above during term time is not allowed. This particularly includes holidays taken during term time. The Department for Education only allows head teachers discretion to authorise an absence for a holiday if they believe there are exceptional circumstances. Parents could be subject to a fine of £80 if paid promptly or £160 for allowing absence due to a holiday taken during term time. This fine is per parent, per child.
The Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Attendance), Inclusion Manager and the Heads of Year will meet on a weekly basis to discuss pupil attendance and identify concerns.
If there is an issue regarding attendance – please contact your child’s form teacher for support and advice.
| Attendance during one school year | Equals Days Absent | Which is approximately weeks absent |
| 95% | 9 Days | 2 Weeks |
| 90% | 19 Days | 4 Weeks |
| 85% | 29 Days | 6 Weeks |
| 80% | 38 Days | 8 Weeks |
| 75% | 48 Days | 10 Weeks |
| 70% | 57 Days | 11.5 weeks |
| 65% | 67 Days | 13.5 Weeks |
We would like to remind you of the importance of informing the school about any pupil absence. Accurate attendance records are essential for safeguarding and ensuring the wellbeing of all our pupils.
All absences must be reported to the school office by 8:45am on each day of absence.
You can notify us using any of the following methods:
Absence Email - absence@oakwoodacademy.co.uk
Text Message Service - 07860004007
Telephone: Call the school office on 0161 464 9951
Arbor (via the parent portal/app)
Please ensure you provide your child’s name, class, and the reason for absence when contacting us.
