Philips High School is committed to the continuous raising of achievement of all our students. Regular attendance is essential if our students are to be successful and benefit from the opportunities offered to them in school, through their education.
Good attendance is fundamental to a successful and fulfilling school experience. We actively promote 100% attendance for all our students and we use a variety of weekly, termly and annual awards to promote good attendance and punctuality.
We recognise that parents and carers have a vital role to play and there is a need to establish strong home-school links and communication systems that can be used whenever there is concern about attendance.
If there are problems which affect a pupil’s attendance we will strive, in partnership with the family and pupil, to resolve those problems as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We will consistently work towards a goal of 100% attendance for all children and celebrate this in assemblies and at rewards events, with all pupils being recognised for this super achievement each half term.
We also recognise that some pupils cannot achieve 100% attendance and we understand this, particularly when families communicate with us effectively and share information. We always celebrate improvement and where a pupil has made a considerable progress in improving their percentage of attendance.
Every opportunity will be used to convey to pupils, and their parents or carers, the importance of regular and punctual attendance, through letters, emails, the website and also by telephone.
Please contact the school on 0161 351 2200 to let us know if your child is ill and will be absent from school.
Term time holidays are not permitted, except by special permission from our headteacher, Mr Hibbert.
Wherever possible, medical appointments should be made outside of school hours. If appointments are unavoidable during school hours pupils should produce their official appointment card when requesting permission to leave school or when signing in. We request that the appointment does not affect registration so pupils can still get a present mark for both morning and afternoon registration.
| Attendance % for a Year | Days Absent | Hours of Lessons Missed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | Excellent | 0 | 0 |
| 99% | Very Good | 2 | 10 |
| 97-98% | Good | 6 | 30 |
| 96% | Satisfactory | 8 | 40 |
| Below 96% is poor attendance - this could affect examination grades. | |||
| 95% | Poor | 9 | 45 |
| 90% | 19 | 95 | |
| 85% | 29 | 145 | |
| 80% | 38 | 190 | |