Our School Office Staff are here to help you, however here are a few items that may be useful to parents and carers which you can view or download from our website.
The main office opens at 8.30am each day. The telephone answer machine will be on prior to that time and we encourage you to leave a message. Staff are available at the Breakfast Club door for any important handover information that you would like to share or messages can be sent directly to teachers via Classdojo.
Our School Day
Every morning, Mrs Costello will open and supervise the gate from 8.40 a.m to 8.50a.m. A member of school staff is on duty from 8.40 a.m. All children (apart from Reception and Nursery) should use the main gate to access the school yard and go straight into class.
Registration for all children is at 8.45 a.m. For health and safety reasons children should not arrive at school before 8.40 a.m unless they are attending breakfast club which starts at 7.45 a.m. Attendees should use the hall door to enter the school. At the end of the school day, parents should wait at the front of the school until class teachers escort children out of the building.
Reception children use the top gate and Reception class door for entry into school from 8.40 a.m. each morning. Reception children should also be collected from the Reception class door at 3.15 p.m. Nursery children should be dropped off and collected from the nursery entrance (Sure Start building).
Here is a breakdown of our school day:
The 2 Year Old Nursery has two sessions lasting for 3 hours, starting at:
- 9 a.m. to 12 noon
- 12.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Sessions are flexible and additional hours can be purchased. Please contact the office for more details.
Lunchtime:
School meals are available and dinner money is collected on Monday morning for all pupils. Alternatively, packed lunches may be brought. Lunchtime is staggered in-order to feed pupils successfully, efficiently and with limited waiting time.
Holiday Requests
It is a legal requirement for children to attend school. High attendance leads to high achievement. From 1 September 2013 legislation prohibits any school from authorising leave of absence for holidays except in exceptional circumstances. Amendments have been made to the 2006 regulations in the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013. These amendments, as described below, came into force on 1 September 2013.
It is therefore illegal to take children out of school for holidays during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. There is no entitlement to any leave of absence for a holiday during term time. Schools are in session for 39 weeks per year, so there are opportunities to take children on holiday during the remaining 13 weeks.
School Holidays During Term Time
Please note that the headteacher cannot authorise absence in term time unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Holidays are generally not considered an exceptional circumstance. [gov.uk], [commonslib…liament.uk]
- Any leave of absence must be authorised by the headteacher. Headteachers may only approve absences where they believe exceptional circumstances apply.
- If a child is taken out of school without authorisation, the absence is recorded as unauthorised and may lead to a penalty notice (fine). [gov.uk], [commonslib…liament.uk]
Current penalty notices (since August 2024)
For unauthorised absence that meets the national threshold:
- £80 per parent, per child if paid within 21 days.
- £160 per parent, per child if paid within 28 days.
- If unpaid, the local authority may consider prosecution. [commonslib…liament.uk]
When might leave be authorised?
Examples that may be considered include:
- Funerals
- Significant family emergencies
- Other genuinely exceptional circumstances
A cheaper holiday, work commitments, needing a quieter holiday or family vacation is not normally regarded as exceptional.
Downloadable Forms
Holiday Request Form
Leave of Absence Factsheet for Parents
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