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Attendance and Absence 

Attendance

Children are legally expected to come to school everyday. It is parents' duty to ensure that their child attends school regularly. The only exceptions to this is in cases of illness or where the Headteacher has granted special leave of absence.

If your child is not able to come to school due to illness, it is essential you contact the school before 9.30am on the first day of absence.

Punctuality

Children are collected from the playgrounds at 8.45am every morning for registration. The school day starts at 8.55am. Gates to the school open at 8.35am giving your child time to be ready for their learning at the start of the day. Teachers record lateness in the registers and persistent lateness maybe referred to the Inclusion Officer. 

Leave of Absence

The school holiday dates are published in advance, and we therefore do not see any reason for parents and carers to take their children out of school during term time. Therefore, in the interests of your child's education, the Headteacher will not normally be prepared to grant leave of absence for family holidays or holidays with friends or youth organisations in school time. There is strong DfE evidence showing that children who are absent from school for any length of time do not make good progress or achieve their full potential. If a family feels leave in term time is unavoidable then a special leave of absence form must be completed. This should be done at least two weeks in advance, so that appropriate consideration can be given and a response made.


Please note that failure to comply with this procedure may result in an unauthorised absence being recorded and the Inclusion Officer being informed.

Please refer to the Policies tab.