--- title: "Attendance and Punctuality" url: "https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/attendance-and-punctuality" school: "Delph Side Community Primary School" --- # Attendance and Punctuality Click below to see our attendance winners. [![](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/images/f47524f601148000738b24765d953543.png)](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/weekly-attendance) At Delph Side we aim to instil a passion for learning and developing that empowers our pupils to be successful and exceed expectation, encouraging them to **embrace** new challenges, **evolve** as learners and **enjoy** their school experience so that they grow into confident, caring individuals who are well equipped to take the future in their stride. Together we can support our “Delph Siders” in achieving their fullest potential. To achieve this, we expect that pupils and parents take pride in their daily attendance and punctuality. We offer a free Breakfast Club, which runs from **7.45am to 8.30am** daily. Each child will be offered a delicious assortment of breakfast items. ![](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/images/a74b7c12e71a79bb9c1ab5b2bd0f27d4.jpg) Our school gates open at **8.40am** to a welcoming morning task, helping everyone settle into the school day in good time. School gates close at **8.50am** when learning commences. Every child has the right to attend school every day. The law states that regular attendance in an education setting is a requirement. Broken weeks of attendance and unreasonable absences often lead to a child’s wellbeing, development and progress in learning being hindered over time. To avoid this, we believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to play their part in ensuring that all children attend regularly. **Our target for whole school attendance is 97%** Absence Visual Guide 47 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/delph-side-community-primary-school/files/documents/attendance_ladder_visual.JPG) Punctuality 543 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/delph-side-community-primary-school/files/documents/School_Times.pdf) Attendance Policy 426 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/delph-side-community-primary-school/files/documents/Attendance_Policy_2025-2026_(2).pdf) ### Parents - [School Policies](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/school-policies) - [Term Dates](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/termdates) - [Childcare](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/childcare) - [Nursery & Pre-School](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/nursery) - [Attendance and Punctuality](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/attendance-and-punctuality) - [Admission Arrangements](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/admission-arrangements) - [School Uniform](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/school-uniform) - [Computing and Online Safety](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/computing-and-online-safety) - [Safeguarding and Child Protection](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/parents/safeguarding-child-protection) - [News](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/news) ![Delph Side Community Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/delph-side-community-primary-school/images/logo/Untitled_design_(10).png) #### Delph Side Community Primary School Eskdale Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6ED 01695 721881 #### Useful Links - [Ofsted Report](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/our-school/ofsted-report) - [Term Dates](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/termdates) - [Contact Us](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/contact) #### Social Media - [Facebook](http://facebook.com/Delph-Side-Community-Primary-School-584597861558880/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/delphside/) © Copyright 2018–2026 Delph Side Community Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://delph-side-community-primary-school.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)