--- title: "Attendance" url: "https://southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk/parents/attendance" school: "South Shore Academy" --- # Attendance Attendance: Enabling your child to be successful We are committed to ensuring that all families recognise the importance of 100% attendance. Regular school attendance is crucial for academic success. Research indicates that pupils with attendance below 95% are significantly less likely to achieve five GCSEs at grade 5 or above, which can limit their future opportunities and career prospects. As part of our commitment to raising the achievement levels and aspirations of all students, we expect students to: - Attend school every day. - Attend school on time. Students have to be in school by 8.25 a.m. - School times are 8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m, Monday – Wednesday & 8:30 a.m. - 2: 20 p.m, Thursday & Friday. - Be punctual to lessons. **Interventions:** - Day to day – Contact from our Attendance Team. - 90 – 96% – Pastoral Leads and Head of Year. - Phone calls home/letters to make parents aware of deterioration in attendance. - Under 90% – Attendance Lead /AHT / PWO Phone calls/letters/meetings in school/home visits. - If no improvement – Attendance Panel Meeting with Headteacher and Governors. Referral to Court Officer for Penalty Notice or Prosecution. SSA Attendance Policy 1.38 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/south-shore-academy/files/documents/SSA_-_Attendance_Policy_-_September_2026_.docx_Final(1).pdf) ## ### Life at SSA - [Academy Day](https://southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk/parents/academy-day) - [Term Dates](https://southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk/termdates) - [Attendance](https://southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk/parents/attendance) - [Behaviour](https://southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk/parents/behaviour) - [Uniform](https://southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk/parents/uniform) ##### Location St Annes Road Blackpool Lancashire FY4 2AR ##### Contact Us 01253 336 500 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SSABlackpool/) - [X](https://twitter.com/SSABlackpool) © Copyright 2024–2026 South Shore Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk/img/logo/dark.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)