Rushden Academy believes that personal and academic success is underpinned by good attendance and punctuality. We are committed to working alongside the young person’s parents/guardians to promote good attendance and address any barriers that a young person may face in attending school in a supportive manner.
Our school day starts at 8:30am with students expected to arrive by 8:25am. They can come to school via either gate (Hayway or Spencer Park). If your child is later than 8:25am they will need to come through the main entrance located on Hayway.
Reporting an absence:
If your child is going to be absent from school please contact the school by 8:15 am and provide clearly the name, year group and reason for the absence.
You can report an absence using the following options:
01933 350391 selecting option 1
Key People who can assist with attendance
Below you will find a list of people who you are able to contact to assist with any queries regarding attendance. We will always support you and your child with the aim to have good attendance.
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Name: |
Role |
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Specific to each child |
Form Tutor |
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Sarah King |
Pastoral Support- Years 7 and 8 |
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Julia Jamieson |
Pastoral Support- Years 7 and 9 |
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Jacqueline Trille |
Pastoral Support- Year 10 |
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Emma Buckoke |
Pastoral Support- Year 11 |
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Louisa Broughton |
Director of Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9) |
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Anthony Smith |
Director of Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) |
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Susan Barrett |
Attendance Officer |
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Ryan Smart |
Senior Leader overseeing Attendance |
Parents Guide to Attendance
This academic year the government has made changes to Attendance and we have provided a guide below to highlight and summarise the main parts of the Government Guidance.
Requesting a special leave of absence
All requests for absence due to exceptional circumstances should be submitted to the Principal using the form below. We appreciate that sometimes it is not possible but please aim to submit the form at least 4 weeks prior to the absence.
Please note that the Academy will not authorise any holidays taken in term time. The Academy reserves the right through the Education Inclusion Partnership to issue Fixed Penalty Notices where a holiday is taken during term time.
More details can be found in our policy and on the request form below.
Rushden Academy’s Attendance Policy
Here you can find our Attendance Policy for the academic year 2024-2025. This is inline with the new guidance for Attendance from the Government from the ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ which came into effect on the 19th August 2024.
