Absence from school

If your child is ill during term time please contact the school on the first day of absence - best to telephone the office on 01223 712108 in the morning.
If your child suffers from sickness or diarrhoea, please allow 24 hours to elapse after the symptoms have ceased before returning the child to school.
When your child returns to school please send a note explaining the absence.

Please notify school in writing if your child will be absent in order to receive treatment.
If your child has to leave school during lesson time for any reason (eg to attend a dental or hospital appointment) please would you put this in writing and collect your child from the office.

Holidays during term-time

Pupils of school age must, by law, attend school regularly. Leave of absence for a family holiday should be avoided if possible as it can seriously disrupt pupils' continuity of learning. If you are unable to avoid taking your holiday during school time you will need to complete a holiday form. Please try to:

• avoid asking for absence when your child is preparing for, or taking, end of key stage tests;
• avoid the beginning of a new academic year when classroom routines and new groupings are established;
• give at least two weeks notice that your child is going to be away.

School cannot legally authorise more than ten days school absence in a school year unless there are exceptional circumstances.
School has a responsibility to report the number of unauthorised absences.