Attendance Information

Everyone understands that children can be ill and if that is the case please contact the school attendance hotline on 020 8274 1919 and let us know why your child will not be in.

Good attendance in school is vital to give children the best chance of reaching their full potential.

Every day counts and you can see in the table below how a few days absence can really make a big difference.

Learning Hours Lost
Descriptor	Threshold Attendance	Actual Attendance	Whole Days Absent	Learning Hours Lost
Excellent	100%	190 days	0	0
Excellent	99%	188 days	2 days	10 hours
Good	98%	186 days	4 days	20 hours
	97%	184 days	6 days	30 hours
	96%	182.5 days	7.5 days	37.5 hours
Cause for concern	95%	180.5 days	9.5 days	47.5 hours
	94%	179 days	11 days	55 hours
	93%	177 days	13 days	65 hours
	92%	175 days	15 days	75 hours
	91%	173 days	17 days	85 hours
Unsatisfactory	90% -87%	171 – 165 days	19 – 25 days	95 – 125 hours
Serious cause for concern	86%	163 days	27 days	135 hours
Critical	85%-80%	161.5 – 152 days	28.5 – 38 days	142.5 – 190 hours

When your child arrives late at school, he/she misses the teacher’s instructions and the introduction to the lesson. Your child may also feel embarrassed at having to enter the classroom late.

Do you know how much learning children miss out on when they are late?

Minutes late by day during a school year	Equivalent days of teaching lost in a year
5 minutes	3.4 days
10 minutes	6.9 days
15 minutes	10.3 days
20 minutes	13.8 days

How can you help?

Ensure your child arrives in time. School starts at 8.45am.
Prepare packed lunches and school bags the night before.
Make sure there is plenty of time for the morning routine.

Punctuality is important for children to start the day off. If you need support and advice about punctuality issues please contact the school

Request for Term time absence

Please be advised that term time absences should be avoided, however should circumstances become unavoidable please use the form below to request an absence and return it to the school office.

A paper copy of the form will be available in the school office should you need it.

Leave of Absence Form

Furze-Warren

Hard Federation

On behalf of the staff, pupils and governors of Furze Infants and Warren Junior School I would like to welcome you to our federation. We are two schools working together under one Governing Body for the benefit of our pupils and the success of the community we live in.

We believe our schools gain from working collaboratively, more importantly, we strive to provide a seamless transition for our pupils between the two schools.

Mr. G. Wilder OBE

Executive Consultant