Absent and ill

When a student is absent from the school with no advance notice, for example because of illness, parents must telephone the school that same morning, and each subsequent morning, to inform us of the reason for absence before 8.30am.

Please dial the main school telephone number and select the appropriate option. You will receive a call back, even if you leave a message. All absence must be covered by a letter from a parent/ carer and presented to their advisor on the student’s first day back in the school.

Please note that only emergency appointments for dentists, opticians, and doctors should be during school hours. Routine appointments must be made out of school hours. When it is known in advance that an absence is to be requested for such emergency appointments, parents must write a letter to the Headteacher at least two days in advance. Absence is monitored very carefully at the school. Every day missed is a learning opportunity wasted.