Good attendance begins with our school being a community where pupils feel they belong and want to be; therefore the foundation of securing good attendance is that CtS is a safe, calm, orderly, and supportive environment where all pupils feel welcome and are keen and ready to learn. At Christ the Saviour, we aim to build a positive and supportive relationship between home and school that is the foundation of good attendance.

School attendance is compulsory for all pupils of statutory school age. If your child is absent from school please email the school office to let us know the reason for their absence. 

Our school has high attendance figures resulting from our engaging curriculum, strong relationship and the effective systems and processes we have in place to support attendance.  We are particularly proud of our attendance figures for Reception pupils – which shows an excitement in coming to school from the very first year. Our figures for persistent absentees (pupils classed by the Department for Education as those absent for 10% or more of their own possible sessions) are well below the local and national figure. 

In July 2026, one Year 6 pupil was presented with an outstanding achievement award for 100% attendance for her entire primary education from Reception to Year 6 and not a single day off for illness or authorised absence! A further 11 pupils were celebrated for having over 99% attendance for their primary education – quite a remarkable achievement for them all! 

Attendance

Pupils who achieve 100% attendance at the end of each term are awarded badges which may be worn on blazers or jumpers.  An exceptional attendance award for 100% attendance for the entire academic year is celebrated at our end of year prize giving service. 

Exceptional Leave of Absence During Term Time

Holidays during term time are not permitted. There are 175 days per year when pupils are scheduled holidays for such purposes.

Exceptional leave will be considered by the headteacher for absence which genuinely demonstrates exceptional circumstances.  The school’s pro-forma must be used for exceptional leave or via an email to the admin team: admin@cts-school.org

The Governing Body permits the headteacher to authorise an exceptional absence, at her discretion, if the following conditions are met:

• there is at least 96% attendance in the current and previous academic year
• the request represents a genuinely exceptional circumstance, and is a one-off request
• any previous leave and historic attendance figures are taken into consideration
• leave is almost never permitted in the week before or after a holiday such as half term or Christmas
• the headteacher may not authorise requests where the reasons provided include reasons such as cheaper flights

Please note that:

• Holidays in term time disrupt your child’s education
• Ten days absence per year is equivalent to 5.3% of your child’s education in that year
• Children who have been granted authorised absence who do not return on time on the day agreed after any authorised absence can be removed from the school roll in line with the relevant legislation
• Medical Appointments, Musical Examinations and similar or visits to local secondary schools in years 5 or 6 are always authorised – some are classified as educated off site which does not affect your child’s attendance record