Parents and Carers
Welcome to the Parents and Carers section of our website, which aims to help you find everything you might need to support your child’s schooling, all in one central place.
Parents and Carers: Attendance and Absence
If you are reporting a student absence you MUST phone the school on 0161 860 2999.
Good attendance is essential for your child’s progress and success in school. Our aim is for all students to achieve 98% attendance or above. Students with attendance:
- Above 95% attendance = Average Grade 6
- 95% to 92.5% attendance = Average Grade 5
- 92.5% to 90% attendance = Average Grade 4
- Below 90% attendance = Average Grade 3
Attending every day helps students stay on track, feel confident, and achieve their best.
Attendance Top Tips
Top tips to help your child improve their attendance, punctuality and progress.
Holidays Abroad
We understand that many families wish to travel abroad for family, cultural, or heritage reasons. However, taking children out of school during term time can seriously impact their learning, wellbeing, and future opportunities.
Rewarding Attendance
At Whalley Range 11-18 High School, we celebrate students who show excellent attendance throughout the year. Being present and on time helps you succeed, and we reward your commitment with fun prizes and recognition!
EduLink One
EduLink One is the most convenient way to receive up to date information about your child’s homework, timetable, progress reports, attendance, conduct and much more, direct to your phone or PC.Who to Contact
Key contact information for parents and carers to help you find the right person to deal with your query.School Closures
If the school is closed for any emergency reason, we will send a text message and an email message to all the parent/carer details that we hold on our student records. It is therefore very important that you keep us up to date with any changes to your mobile phone number or email address. Information will also be available on the school’s website and an answerphone message will be left on the main telephone number (0161 861 9727). In addition, for short notice closures due to severe weather, local radio stations will be informed.
Requesting Information
If you would like a paper copy of any information published on this website please contact the school.
Parent View
An online questionnaire for you to give your view about this school at any time of the year. At the time of an Ofsted inspection, parents are also invited to give inspectors their views using Parent View.
