Attendance
Burlington Infant School is fully committed to providing a full, broad and balanced education for every child who attends our school. We strongly believe in the importance of establishing a regular pattern of attendance and punctuality from as early on in school life as possible.
We will do all we can to ensure that all pupils attend school every day and that any barriers which prevent this are identified and acted upon as soon as possible through a robust system of monitoring and support.
We will make every effort to work together with parents and carers to provide the best opportunities for every child to achieve their potential by ensuring their good attendance and punctuality at school.
We promote good attendance with weekly certificates for best class attendance and termly certificates and rewards for individual children with 100% attendance and most improved attendance
By law, parents are expected to inform the school when their child is absent. Please contact the school office on Tel: 01262 673858 on the first day of any absence to explain the reason.
If your child has a planned medical or dental appointment, please inform the school beforehand and, if possible, bring your child into school first so that they get their attendance mark for that session. Children must be collected from school for all appointments via the reception desk where they must be ‘signed out’ in the pupil signing out book before leaving the school.
Parents are also expected, by law, to ensure that their child arrives at school on time and correctly dressed. School doors open at 8.50 am and Registration is at 9.00 am. Children arriving after 9:05 am will be marked as late.
Please note, parents are no longer allowed to take children on holiday during term time unless in exceptional circumstances, agreed with the Headteacher.
The school receives regular visits from the Education Welfare Officer from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, whose duty is to monitor, with the school, the attendance and punctuality of all pupils. The Education Welfare Officer also monitors those children who are regularly late, either first thing in the morning or being collected at the end of the school day.
If you have any concerns or are worried about your child’s attendance please contact us or our Parent and Pupil Support Advisor, Anna Swanson.
Please see the Attendance Policy below for more information.
‘Our son is very happy at this school and has thrived since coming into Reception, he loves coming to school.’
‘My child’s improvements are so great. He has come a long way in the last year and you can really tell. Very happy with his progress.’
‘The support we have received this year has been above and beyond and I cannot thank my child’s teacher enough for her caring and loving nature with my daughter with her emotional well-being during Reception.’
‘Had fab support – thanks’
‘Thank you so much for being so brilliant! We will miss you’
‘Excellent school – really happy with the progress my child is making. Staff are lovely and welcoming and always have a smile on their faces.’
‘I’d like to thank the staff for making my son’s first year at school lovely. He’s come on so much. I feel they have supported his needs so well. Thank you!’
‘My child has really enjoyed her time at this school, thank you for making her experience enjoyable.’
‘Absolutely over the moon with this school!’
‘So happy with Burlington Infants. Been a lovely few years.’
‘Lovely school, end of an era, highly recommend!’
‘Fabulous journey through Infants as usual!’
‘My child has really enjoyed his time in Year One.’
‘The girls have loved their time at Burlington Infants, such a well run and excellent school. Thank you for the last 3 years especially in the extraordinary circumstances.’