Student Absence
A parent has a legal responsibility to ensure that their child attends school regularly. If your child is unavoidably absent from school, please report their absence through the ParentMail app by clicking on attendance or call 01529 302 698 and leave a message on the absence line on the morning of the first day of absence and on each subsequent day, identifying the reason for absence and the expected date of return. If no contact is received, then absence protocols will be instigated.
Medical appointments
Medical and dental appointments should be made outside of school hours wherever possible. Where appointments during school time are unavoidable, please notify the school office in advance of the appointment wherever possible and provide supporting evidence such as the appointment letter.
Request for Absence in school time
We believe that children need to be in school for all sessions so that they can make the most progress possible. However, we do understand that there are times where a parent may legitimately request leave of absence for a child due to ‘exceptional circumstances’. The DFE do not consider need or desire for a holiday or other absence for the purpose of leisure
and recreation as an exceptional circumstance. For further information, please refer to the school attendance policy.
If a leave of absence is requested, please submit a leave of absence form which can be found below.