Attendance
The School Day
The school day is 8.45am until 3.15pm, which amounts to a 32.5 hour learning week.
School Registration
Classroom / cloakroom doors open at 8.40am and the class register is taken at 8.45am. Children arriving after 8.55am will be given a late mark. The class register is taken again after lunch, at the start of the afternoon session.
Attendance and absence procedure
Full details of our attendance and absence procedure are in our Pupil Attendance Policy which can be found on our policies and documents page
Holidays during term-time
The DfE have updated their guidance on school attendance, which comes into force in the new academic year. For more information please click on the link below:
Leave of absence for holidays will not be granted during term time and taking a family holiday could lead to a fixed penalty fine.
For further information, please read the Pupil Leave of Absence Policy available on our policies and documents page or visit the Bradford Council website https://www.bradford.gov.uk/education-and-skills/school-holidays-and-term-dates/family-holidays-during-school-term-time/
Requests by Parents
A request for leave of absence must be made by the parent with whom the pupil normally resides.
Requests for leave of absence should be made in writing to the Headteacher (email is acceptable), alternatively an absence request form is available from the school office.
The request will be considered by the Headteacher and a written response will be returned to the parents either granting or declining the request.
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Granting Requests
- Requests will only be granted in exceptional circumstances e.g. bereavement, visit to a parent employed in the armed forces, emergency.
- Each request will be considered on its merits;
- Up to five days leave will be granted to visit a parent employed in the armed forces.
- Up to five days will be granted depending on the bereavement circumstances and location.
- If leave of absence is taken without consultation and school authorisation, then the absence by definition is unauthorised. This could result in a referral to the Education Social Work Service and the issue of a fixed penalty notice.
- Absence due to illness will be authorised unless we have genuine cause for concern about the veracity of an illness. In such cases, school will request medical evidence to support the absence.