Lateness

Children are expected to arrive by 8.50am. Any children arriving after 8.50am should be accompanied by a parent, who must sign them in along with the reason for lateness. The class register will close at 08.55 am. Pupils arriving after the register has closed will be marked as late after registration and this will count as an unauthorised absence.

Illness

If your child is ill and unable to attend school, please telephone the school on the first morning of absence to let us know about the illness. The absence line is available 24/7 and therefore, we request that a message is left before 9.15am so that we can account for children not in school.

Medical Appointments

We understand that at times your child may need to attend a medical appointment.  We appreciate your support in arranging these outside of school hours (or in school holidays) when at all possible.

Leave of Absence/Holiday

The Headteacher may authorise absence in “exceptional circumstances” but this must be requested in advance and agreement to each request is at the discretion of the Headteacher, acting on behalf of the Governing Body (Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006). Each case will be judged on its merits and the Headteacher’s decision is final. Once the decision not to authorise leave is taken, it cannot be authorised retrospectively.

For further clarification please see the Attendance Policy below.