Attendance & Progress

Attendance at Skegness Grammar School

Our Aims :

1. To have a culture where good school attendance is embedded across all year groups.

2. To create a climate of ambition where good school attendance is imperative in enabling students to fulfill aspirational goals.

3. To have an annual absence rate and persistent absence rate that is at least equal to the national average.

To report a child's absence:

Telephone us on 01754 610000 and press 1 for the attendance line on the first day of the absence before 09:00. Please state the child's name, tutor group and reason for the absence. An MCAS message can also be sent to report an absence.

For any support with attendance, speak to the child's tutor in the first instance and/or Head of Year.

For more serious concerns regarding attendance, or for long term and persistent absence support, please contact our Attendance and Welfare Coordinators, Miss A Goodson on AGoodson@skegnessgrammar.co.uk or Miss Z Bailey on ZBailey@skegnessgrammar.co.uk.

Any request for a leave of absence needs to be in writing to the Executive Headteacher, Mr J Hunton, or the Headteacher, Mrs L Walker, by completing the student Leave of Absence form linked below. This request must provide detailed reasons.

It is an expectation of Skegness Grammar School that students arrive here punctually every day and properly equipped to carry out their studies each day.

Attendance forms an integral part of our pastoral structure.

There is a strong link between attendance and academic achievements. If a student does not attend they cannot get the best from their time at our school.

We have a number of strategies in place to support students to maintain their highest attendance percentage possible.

90% attendance = 1⁄2 day missed every week. Over a school year, this is 4 weeks or 100 lessons lost. Over 5 years at 90%, this is half a year of education. 17 missed school days means that you could drop a whole GCSE grade in all subjects.

The greater the attendance, the greater the achievement.

It is therefore an expectation of Skegness Grammar School that students arrive punctually every day and are properly equipped to carry out their studies. All students are required to be on site by 8.40am at the latest and ready for line up.

Our Attendance and Welfare Coordinators monitor students’ attendance and are available to discuss attendance issues if these should arise. If any student is absent the Attendance and Welfare Coordinators must be informed on the morning of the absence with the reason for the absence. The phone number for reporting absences is 01754 610000.

If requesting a leave of absence for your child, please click here.