Welcome to the attendance page, here you can see and read through all the key information around your child’s attendance and punctuality to Holly Lodge High School and how you can best support your child. There is also key guidance on the school and the Local Authority’s expectation around attendance and punctuality. You can read key policies and documentation, look at the support offered and the tiers of support that we use and work around. We also have examples of letters that we send home and the attendance contracts that we may use.
Attendance Codes
| Attendance type and reason | Code |
| Present at the school / = morning session = afternoon session | / |
| Present at the school / = morning session = afternoon session | |
| Late arrival before the register is closed | L |
| Attending education provision arranged by the local authority | K |
| Attending an educational visit or trip | V |
| Participating in a sporting activity | P |
| Attending work experience | W |
| Attending any other approved educational activity | B |
| Absent – leave of absence | |
|
Leave of absence for the purpose of participating in a regulated performance or undertaking regulated employment abroad. |
C1 |
| Leave of absence for the purpose of attending a medical or dental appointment | M |
| Leave of absence for the purpose of attending a medical or dental appointment | J1 |
| Leave of absence for the purpose of studying for a public examination | S |
| Non-compulsory school age pupil not required to attend school | X |
| Leave of absence for a compulsory school age pupil subject to a part-time timetable | C2 |
| Dual registered at another school | D |
| Leave of absence for exceptional circumstance | C |
| Absent – other authorised reasons | |
| Parent travelling for occupational purposes | T |
| Religious observance | R |
| Illness (not medical or dental appointment) | I |
| Absent – unable to attend school because of unavoidable cause | |
| Unable to attend the school because of a lack of access arrangements | Q |
| Unable to attend due to transport normally provided not being available | Y1 |
| Unable to attend due to widespread disruption to travel | Y2 |
| Unable to attend due to part of the school premises being closed | Y3 |
| Unable to attend due to the whole school site being unexpectedly closed | Y4 |
| Unable to attend as pupil is in criminal justice detention | Y5 |
| Unable to attend in accordance with public health guidance or law | Y6 |
| Unable to attend because of any other unavoidable cause | Y7 |
| Suspended or permanently excluded and no alternative provision made | E |
| Absent – Unauthorised absence | |
| Holiday not granted by the school | G |
| Reason for absence not yet established | N |
| Absent in other or unknown circumstances | O |
| Arrived in school after registration closed | U |
| Administrative codes | |
| Prospective pupil not on admission register | Z |
| Planned whole school closure | # |
Attendance Information
Leave of Absence Information
Holly Lodge Attendance Letter 1
Holly Lodge Attendance Letter 2
Information to Parents re Penalty Notices
Sandwell Attendance Information
Holidays in term time (penalty notice)
Penalty notice code of conduct
Contact Attendance at Holly Lodge High School
Mr A Robinson Attendance Officer arobinson@holly-lodge.org
Mr L Burke Assistant Headteacher – Attendance & Transitions lburke@holly-lodge.org
Government guidance on school attendance for parents