Absence Procedures
Children must only be absent from school if they are ill.
If your child is going to be absent, you must telephone the school office stating the reason for their absence. The school telephone number is 0191 9171665. If you are unable to telephone, please email the school office at school@blackfell.org.uk
Appointments with doctors, dentists should where possible be made outside of school hours or in the holidays. Appointment cards or texts must be shown to the school office to enable the absence to be authorised as medical.
We aim for every child to have at least 97% attendance across the school.
Attendance awards are presented in assembly each week and the class with the
highest attendance receive extra playtime.
Termly 100% attendance for every child is a special activities afternoon to learn and develop new skills.
In addition, we will continue to have monthly celebrations for the class with the best overall attendance and some other incentives across the year.
Week ending 6 June 2025
Early Years - 92.2%
KS1 - 91%
Year 3 - 95%
Year 4 - 87%
Year 5 - 88.6%
Year 6 - 85%
Year 4 won Attendance of the Month for May 2025
Well done everyone- keep it up!
