--- title: "Attendance" url: "https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/attendance" school: "Fairholme Primary School" --- Is your child starting Reception in September 2027? Join one of our tours to have a look around our school. Please call the school office to find out dates and times. We are looking forwards to meeting you! # Attendance ### Attend today and achieve tomorrow --- #### Attendance ![](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/images/Attendance/Classroom_table_of_children_working_3.jpeg)Attendance at school is very important if children are to make good progress in their learning. We expect all our children to come to school every day (unless they have a significant illness, not just a cough or cold!), and to be on-time. A child who is 5-10 minutes late every day is missing out on almost an hour of learning time every week. Our whole school **attendance target is 96%**. We reward good attendance at school in all sorts of ways, but the best reward of all is children demonstrating how much they have learnt through being at school. Each week during assembly, our pupils find out which class has won the trophy for the best attendance and which class has 'Cedric the Crocodile' for the best punctuality. Attendance and Punctuality Parent Overview 76 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/fairholme-primary-school/files/documents/Attendance_-_Punctuality_Overview.pdf) Days off school add up to lost learning 215 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/fairholme-primary-school/files/documents/parents/days-off-school-add-up-to-lost-learning.pdf) You can find more information about attendance, information leaflets for parents, and our attendance policy, by [visiting this page](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/our-school/how-we-do-things-our-policies). #### Punctuality Arriving at school in good time every morning ensures your child is ready to start school and learn, along with everyone else. Children who are just 5-10 minutes late every day, miss out on important learning time - that's at least 6 hours of learning time every term! If you are late for school, you will need to bring your child to the school office, explain your reasons for lateness and sign your child in as they will have missed the class registration. We will endeavour to provide a school meal if your child needs one, but this is not always possible for children who arrive late. **The school day begins for everyone at 8:45am.** [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wihXQg_oe6U?rel=0) ### Key information for families - [Term Dates](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/termdates) - [The school day](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/the-school-day) - [Uniform](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/uniform) - [Letters home](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/letters-home) - [School dinners, milk and snacks](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/school-meals-milk-and-snacks) - [Breakfast and after school clubs](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/breakfast-and-after-school-clubs) - [Communication](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/communication-and-resolving-difficulties) - [Arbor and Parent Hub](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/arbor-and-parent-hub) - [Attendance](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/attendance) - [Inclusion and SEND](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/inclusion-and-send) - [Supporting EAL](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/supporting-eal) - [Behaviour](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/key-information-for-families/behaviour) ![Fairholme Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/fairholme-primary-school/images/logo/logo-white-footer.png) #### Fairholme Primary School Peacock Avenue Feltham TW14 8ET 020 8890 2584 #### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/FairholmePS) © Copyright 2022–2026 Fairholme Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.fairholme.hounslow.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)