At Ramsey Academy, we strongly believe that good attendance and punctuality are essential for all students if they are to succeed at school. 

Support from parent/guardians/carers is essential.  Preventing lateness and avoiding medical/dental appointments during the school day are examples of where your support can have a direct impact on your child’s learning opportunities.

A student with attendance below 90% is classed as a persistent absentee regardless of whether the school has authorised or unauthorised the absence. A student who has attendance of 90% in an academic year are absent from school for the equivalent of half a day a week.  If a student has 90% attendance all through their time at school, then this is the equivalent of missing half a year of schooling.

Minor ailments, such as a slight cold, are not acceptable reasons for failing to attend school. Repeated absences may require the school to request that you obtain medical evidence from your doctor’s surgery or local pharmacy.

We would also remind parent/guardians that the law does not give any entitlement to parents to remove their child from school during term time for the purpose of a holiday. Headteachers may only grant leave of absence where an application has been made in advance and the Headteacher considers that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the application.

Absence procedures

• Tutor time starts at 8.30 a.m. Any student arriving after 8.30 a.m. needs to go to student services to sign in.
• Parents/carers are required to contact the school before 8.30 a.m. if a child is going to be absent from school or late for any reason. Please state name of child, tutor group and reason for absence. Parent/carers are required to contact the school every day of the absence.
• To inform the school of a student being absent you can either phone the school on 01787 472481, leave a message using Arbor or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• If we feel that attendance is a concern, then we will contact you by phone or in writing. We may also invite you to an attendance meeting so we can all work together to improve attendance.
• We work closely with the Local Authority and may make referrals if attendance continues to be a concern. 

Please contact the school if you have any questions.  We believe that school and home need to work together to improve attendance so please contact the school if you have concerns about your child's attendance.