Absence

We understand that there will be times when your child is unable to attend school because of unavoidable causes.  We ask you to inform school on the first day of absence if your child is unable to attend school and give reasons for and the expected duration of the absence.

If your child is ill, we request that you keep them at home until they are feeling better, especially in the case of infectious disease in line with NHS guidelines.

Please ensure that we have at least two emergency contacts for your child so that we can make contact should your child become ill during the school day.  

Our staff team will contact families daily when a child is not in school to offer further support and advice.

It is important to note that schools are not obliged to mark an absence as authorised if we do not think the reason given is acceptable.