Attendance Officer
Manshead Church of England Academy, Luton, East of England
L3c (Points 6 to 9)
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About the job
Title: Attendance Officer
Responsible to: Senior Leadership
Grade: L3c (Points 6 to 9)
About role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for promoting a high level of student attendance. Monitor and report on pre-16 student attendance data, analysing data to identify key areas of concern. To work closely with students, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence, and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue. This is a challenging and rewarding role and the successful candidate will require dedication and a highly efficient, organised, flexible and responsible approach.
About Manshead Church of England Academy
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led, Church of England
- Phase
- Secondary, with a sixth form
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,134 (room for 1,350)
- Free school meals
- 21.6% of pupils
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Address
- Dunstable Road, Luton, LU1 4BB
Ofsted report card, inspected 3 February 2026
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
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