Absent from school

If your child is absent, please telephone the school as soon as possible on the first day of absence and let us know. The school telephone number is 01945 584867.

If you do not call the school to confirm why your child is not at school, you will firstly receive a text message and then if we do not get a response, a phone call from the school office. We will then work through your child’s contact list in an attempt to get a response and a reason for their absence.

Appointments

Routine medical or dental appointments should be made outside school hours or in the holidays. If appointments during school are unavoidable, the school should be notified in advance and the absence should only be for the duration of the appointment and your child should attend for the rest of the day. An appointment card or letter to support your child’s absence will be required.

Please inform the class teacher (via the school office) in advance if your child will be arriving late because of a medical appointment.

Holidays

The school will not agree to a child going on holiday in term time. 

The Department of Education has now authorised schools to issue fixed penalty notices for single event absences of at least 3 consecutive school days or more, where these absences are unauthorised because they are neither exceptional nor unavoidable. Previously there had to be evidence of historical absences: please note this is no longer the case and has been implemented nationally with effect from 1st September 2017.

All requests for leave due to exceptional circumstances (which must be supported by documentation) should be made to the head teacher, via our 'Request for Leave of Absence' form - which can be found at the school office.

Any term time leave without approval is likely to be issued with a penalty notice. The fine is £60 if paid within 21 days of issue of the Penalty Notice, increasing to £120 if paid after this date, but within 28 days of issue. A penalty notice is issued to each parent in respect of each child not attending school.

Illness in school

In cases where we suspect illness or your child is unwell at school, we will contact parents/carers by telephone and your child will be cared for until you arrive. Please ensure that we have up to date telephone contact numbers in case your child becomes ill in school and also in case of emergency.

If your child either vomits or has diarrhoea they must not return to school until 48 hours after the last incident. If your child has a contagious illness, please follow medical advice as given regarding time off school.