At Joseph Locke we take attendance and punctuality very seriously. Our attendance target for 2024-25 is 97% for the whole school.
School Opening Hours
School opens at 8:35am Monday-Friday and we expect children to be on time for class everyday.
Registration is at 8:45am every day and school finishes at 3:15pm. This amounts to 32.5 hours per week.
We are working extremely hard to increase our attendance and punctuality figures and this will continue throughout the school year! Some of the strategies we are currently using include:
· Breakfast club
· Early morning phone calls for persistent late comers/non-attenders (starting at 8.30am)
· Dynamic punctuality door (Greeting parents and children outside the school gates)
· Door knocking (visiting the homes of late comers/ non-attenders)
· Weekly class attendance and punctuality awards.
· End of term most improved child.
· End of term attendance assembly
If you have any issues regarding attendance/punctuality, please speak to our Attendance Officer, Mrs A Winstanley. To discuss any attendance queries then Mrs Winstanley is available either by telephoning 01226 729910 or by emailing a.winstanley@jlps.org.uk
Please see below document which details the 16 most common illnesses that can be encountered whilst at school and the recommended period that children should stay off school for should they contract any of these illnesses.
Our school uniform should consist of:
Red Jumper/Cardigan
White Shirt/Blouse/Polo Shirt
Grey Trousers/Skirt
Plain Black Shoes (no brands or colours)
All of our school uniform is available to order from the Vortex Clothing Barnsley website. All prices are included on the website too. Please click the link below to place an order.
Our school PE Kit consists of:
Red T-Shirt
Blue Shorts
Red PE Bag
Trainers (for outdoor PE)
Red PE Hoody (optional)
Children can also wear blue joggers for outdoor PE.
PE Kit can be purchased from Vortex or the School Office.
Please see below link to order PE Hoodies and this years Year 6 Leavers Hoody
