--- title: "Attendance & Punctuality" url: "https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/attendance-punctuality" school: "Hawes Side Academy" --- [CEOP focuses on protecting children & young people from sexual abuse, grooming and exploitation. CEOP - click here to report a concern.](https://www.ceop.police.uk/ceop-reporting/) # Attendance & Punctuality Our aim is to work with our families to ensure that pupils arrive on time and every day. Did you know that being late 5 minutes every day is the equivalent of missing 3 days in school over the academic year. Children with 80% attendance have missed learning of the equivalent of 18 days. ### Attendance Benchmark The government attendance benchmark is 96%. Attendance is continually monitored and should attendance become a concern, you will be supported by Blackpool Council Pupil Welfare. Our academy is assigned with a specific Pupil Welfare Officer who will work with our families to help overcome barriers for school attendance. [Click here](https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Education-and-schools/Information-for-parents-and-carers/School-attendance.aspx) to find out more about Blackpool Council's Pupil Welfare service Any absence from school affects your child's attendance regardless of whether it is authorised or not. Good news is the more days your child attends the better your child's attendance. Regular attendance has a positive impact on your child's future life opportunities. ![](https://hawes-side.co.uk/images/news/Screenshot_2025-06-19_113333.png) #### Absence **Illness:** If your child is unwell we ask that you report this to the academy office either by phone, the school app or by email to admin@hawes-side.co.uk We ask that absences are reported by 9:30am **Appointments:** We ask that wherever possible appointments are made outside of school hours but understand that this may be unavoidable. Please notify the academy office of any appointments and provide evidence for attendance purposes. This way the absence will be authorised and marked as 'medical'. If you are taking your child out during the school day, please allow enough time prior to the appointment for collection and be aware we cannot collect children from class until you arrive. **Holidays:** We do try to appreciate the predicament families face with regard the cost of holidays but any holiday taken in term time will not be authorised. If you do take your child on holiday during term time, it will be marked as 'holiday not agreed'. Please refer to the recent change in guidance regarding unauthorised absences in term time and the penalty notices issued by local government. **Leave request for exceptional circumstances:** Please see the 'Attendance' policy for more information, *appendix 2* **Below are some handy documents relating to attendance:** ### Attendance Information Attendance Policy 331 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/hawes-side-academy/files/documents/Attendance_Policy_Autumn_2024(1).pdf) Autumn 24 Attendance Update for families 311 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/hawes-side-academy/files/documents/Sept_update_a_7.11.24.pdf) Attendance Penalty Notice Factsheet 238 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/hawes-side-academy/files/documents/PN_fact_sheet.pdf) July 2024 - Attendance Notification 316 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/hawes-side-academy/files/documents/Attendance_Important_Info_for_Parents-Carers_16.7.24.pdf) #### Useful Links: - **[Is my child too ill for school?](https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/)** - #### [National Autistic Society - Holiday Information](https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/leisure/holidays/parents) - **[GOV.UK - Attendance Guidance](https://www.gov.uk/school-attendance-absence)** ## *Let's work together so your child gets to school on time and every day!* ### Related News ![Image of 100%!](https://files.schudio.com/hawes-side-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/100-.png) 18 Jul [2025-07-18-100](https://hawes-side.co.uk/news/2025-07-18-100) #### [100%!](https://hawes-side.co.uk/news/2025-07-18-100) [View All News](https://hawes-side.co.uk/news/tag/attendance) ### Our Parents - [Latest News](https://hawes-side.co.uk/news) - [Newsletter](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/latest-communications) - [Term Dates](https://hawes-side.co.uk/termdates) - [Our Uniform](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/our-uniform) - [Our Meal Service](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/our-meal-service) - [Parent Pay](https://www.parentpay.com/) - [PTFA](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/ptfa) - [Parent View](https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/) - [Calendar](https://hawes-side.co.uk/calendar) - [School Admission Information](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/school-admission-information) - [Family Support](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/family-support) - [Our School Day](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/our-school-day) - [Out of School Clubs](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/Out-of-School-clubs) - [Attendance & Punctuality](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/attendance-punctuality) - [Family Learning](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/family-learning) - [Starting School - Foundation Children - September ](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/starting-school-foundation) - [Leading Parent Partnership](https://hawes-side.co.uk/our-parents/leading-parent-partnership-award) ##### Location Johnsville Avenue Blackpool FY4 3LN ##### Contact Us 01253 402541 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Hawes-Side-Academy-106552978546097) - [X](https://twitter.com/HSlearners) © Copyright 2018–2026 Hawes Side Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://hawes-side.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/hawes-side-academy/images/announcements/Switch_On_png.png)