--- title: "Attendance" url: "https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/attendance" school: "Elliston Primary Academy" --- # Attendance at Elliston Academy ### The School Day **Breakfast Club** – 7:45am School doors open – 8:45am Children to be in class no later than 8.55am **Registration** – 9.00am ### Late Registration Being late to school can have a considerable impact over the whole school year. The table below shows you just how much time can be missed over a year just by being 5 minutes late to school every day: | **5 minutes late every day = 3 days of school lost a year** | |---| | **10 minutes late every day = 6.5 days of school lost a year** | | **15 minutes late every day = 10 days of school lost a year** | | **20 minutes late every day = 13 days of school lost a year** | | **30 minutes late every day = 19 days of school lost a year** | ### Absence Reporting It is the parent’s/carer’s responsibility to notify school on the first day of a pupil’s absence giving a full reason for the absence and when they expect the child to return to school. If we do not receive a reason for absence a letter will be sent to you and if we have no response to the letter the absence will be marked as`unauthorised’. ### Leave of Absence At this present time, if a holiday is taken during term time a Penalty Notice will be issued and the absence will be marked as unauthorised. You will be required to attend a meeting with Mrs Dawson to discuss your request for Leave of Absence. Please come to the school office if you need a form. ### Persistent Absentee If your child’s attendance falls below 90% they will be classed as a Persistent Absentee no matter what reason is given for absence. A letter will be sent to make you aware of this. The national average for attendance is 96% and we strive to achieve this target. ### Parents - [Term Dates](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/termdates) - [School Day](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/school-day) - [Uniform](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/uniform) - [Early Years](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/early-years) - [Breakfast Club & ACE Club](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/breakfast-club-ace-club) - [School Lunches](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/mellors-catering) - [Clubs & Activities](https://ellistonprimary.net/activities) - [PE Timetable](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/pe-timetable) - [My Child At School](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/my-child-at-school) - [Attendance](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/attendance) - [Champions of Elliston](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/champions-of-elliston) - [Online Safety Information](https://ellistonprimary.net/parents/e-safety-information) ![Elliston Primary Academy](https://files.schudio.com/elliston-primary-academy-2/images/logo/Elliston-logo.png) ### Elliston Primary Academy Elliston Street Cleethorpes NE Lincs DN35 7HT 01472 235116 ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Elliston-Primary-Academy-1600978030122174/) - [X](https://twitter.com/ellistonacademy) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnyvKFKndDGbIoNBxzTi5A) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ellistonprimaryacademy/) © Copyright 2026 Elliston Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://ellistonprimary.net/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/elliston-primary-academy-2/images/splash/Screenshot_2026-11-06_114008.png)