Attendance & Admissions Assistant
Gladstone Park Primary School, London, NW10 1LB19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
May 2026
Closing date
11 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
23 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,487.00 - £36,583.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Outer London Point 16 - 20 - Term Time only + 5 days (Pro rata £31,086.00 NJC Point 16)
Attendance & Admissions Assistant job summary
Gladstone Park Primary School
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
Gladstone Park Primary School strives to enable all children to maximise their potential and develop as confident, resilient and emotionally literate individuals, fully prepared for future life. Gladstone Park Primary School provides an exciting and relevant curriculum that encourages a lifelong love of learning, within a stimulating and positive environment where children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals.
Job Purpose
The Attendance & Admissions Assistant will work with the Headteacher, other school staff, parents, pupils and outside agencies to ensure the positive attendance of pupils across the school. Be responsible for providing administrative support of in-house admissions and monitor whole school attendance.
Main duties and responsibilities
Within Attendance:
Advise and assist parents/carers to maintain regular school attendance of their children
Communicate clearly to parents/carers the attendance procedures and expectations of the school
Collect and analyse attendance data to enable identification and tracking of pupil attendance
Input daily attendance data onto the BromCom management system
Accurately minute meetings (and where relevant, telephone conversations) with parents/carers
Monitor and track whole school attendance and punctuality and to send out letters where appropriate
Produce attendance reports and follow up unauthorised absences on a weekly basis
Produce termly reports for the Headteacher and Anthem Community Council
Monitor and track the attendance of groups of pupils, particularly those designated as ‘disadvantaged’
Develop and maintain links with parents/children and the local authority’s Educational Welfare Service
Monitor and ensure that correct attendance codes are entered in class registers and on BromCom
Schedule and attend school-based meetings with parents/carers as necessary
Liaise and work closely with the DSL, Leadership team, external agencies and other professionals in order to develop effective strategies to improve attendance and reduce unauthorised absence
The timely production of termly attendance and absence statistics, including Census
Telephoning parents to discuss absence in a sensitive but firm manner and building positive relationships with parents and developing strategies to improve attendance
Maintain your own records to report effectively to the Headteacher for each enquiry and record timely follow-up actions
Print half termly certificates for individual pupils and class attendance percentage
Carry out appropriate administrative duties as required by the Headteacher
Within admissions:
Provide information and advice to applicants on Admissions from first enquiry through to enrolment by monitoring the admissions email address
Liaise closely with respective staff with regards to the smooth transition/induction of new families, and support arrangements for new starters
Record accurate and timely information relating to school Admissions (enquiries/visits/applications/app withdrawal/starters and leavers) on BromCom, and other systems as may be required to ensure completeness of data
Liaising with borough admissions department to maintain an accurate and on-going list of students to be admitted in September and in year
Entering pupil data onto the computer from applications received for admission for all phases of school entry
Export / Import CTF files from DfE website and import to MIS
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures, and report all concerns to an appropriate person, in respect of:
child protection and safeguarding
health, safety and security
confidentiality
data protection
Ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Undertake these duties within agreed departmental service/school objectives, policies and procedures and promote the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy.
Benefits
As part of Anthem Schools Trust, staff benefit from a supportive working environment and access to a range of employee benefits, including health and wellbeing support, professional development opportunities and financial benefits.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, suitable references and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection are trained in safer recruitment, and all staff and volunteers undertake child protection training.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Gladstone Park Primary School the health, safety and wellbeing of every child is our top priority. We expect all staff, local governors and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding our pupils.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Gladstone Park Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 661 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gladstone Park Primary School website
Gladstone Park Primary is an ambitious, friendly school in the heart of Brent, North London.
We are a 3 form entry school who serve a rich and diverse community.
We aim to ensure that all children receive an exciting, relevant curriculum which fosters a life-long love of learning. We whole-heartedly promote a stimulating and positive learning environment where all our children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals.
At Gladstone Park we strive to enable all children to maximise their potential and develop as confident, resilient and emotionally literate individuals, fully prepared for their future life, ready to seize opportunities and able to contribute meaningfully to the wider community.
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