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Punctuality is an important life skill and good habits should begin at an early age. School provides a five minute entry
window from 8.50am – 8.55am, after which time the classroomdoors are locked. Arriving late does not provide a quality,
settled start for a child, they miss important information and it disrupts the routine for children and staff.
All school entrances except the main reception doors are locked at 8.55am so late children need to be brought to the School
Office and signed in. All external gates are locked at 9.15am and remain locked until 3.00pm. If you wish to enter school
during the school day please buzz at the top single gate on Harrogate Road.
Please collect your child promptly. If you are delayed let the office know on 0113 262 4851, as this can be a very stressful
time for your child. In the interests of your child’s safety we cannot allow children to go home with unauthorised persons, so
please inform us if there is a change to the normal collection arrangements. If children are persistently collected late this is
seen as a safeguarding issue and senior staff will become involved.
If any child is left in school and we are unable to contact a parent/carer or relative, Social
Services will be asked to collect your child from school.
Punctuality
Consistent attendance is vital if children are to fulfil their potential. We have a target of
96% attendance for all children and work with families to ensure this standard is met.
Attendance
School uniform consists of a navy blue sweatshirt or cardigan with a white or pale blue polo shirt/shirt.
Boys can wear grey/black trousers or shorts and girls can wear grey/black trousers/shorts/skirt/pinafore. In the summer
girls can also wear ginghamdresses. In the interests of safety no jewellery should be worn although stud earrings and kara
are acceptable. We have blue sweatshirts, blue cardigans and white or pale blue polo shirts with the school logo on for sale
in school – they are available from the School Office. We also sell book bags which are compulsory.
All clothingmust be clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please put your child’s name on all clothes, especially
coats. Children’s clothes and belongings are not covered by school insurance and we encourage all our children to take
responsibility for their property.
For physical education (PE) and games, children must have a change of clothes for health and safety reasons. White sports
shirts and blue shorts (or tracksuit) and trainers or pumps are required. Trainers may only be worn for outside PE lessons.
A pump bag is needed to hold pumps and PE kit (we have a Chapel Allerton pump bag available from the School Office).
Remember, all children will have to change for physical education and clothes and shoes need to be easily managed by the
children. We recommend Velcro fastening pumps for younger children.
In later years we operate a policy of single sex changing, any concerns can be discussed with the Headteacher.
School Dress Policy