Please use the links below to view procedures and policies related to the importance of school attendance. You can also find the term dates and INSET days for the 2024/2025 academic year below.
Diary dates are published in the Purbrook Post which is usually emailed or sent home with your child on Fridays.
If your child is absent you must:
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- Contact us as soon as possible or by 9:20 am at the latest on the first day of absence. The school has a 24hr answer phone available to leave a message (option 1); or the Absence tab on the ParentMail app.
- Send a note in on the first day they return with an explanation of the absence – you must do this even if you have already telephoned us;
- Or, you can call into school office and report the absence in person.
If we do not hear from you we will contact you via text or by telephone to ask for the reason for absence.
Lateness: The school day begins at 8:50am and all pupils are expected to be in school at this time. Morning registration is at 8:50am. Children arriving between 8:50am and 9:20am will be marked as a code ‘L’.
Arrival after the close of registration at 9:20am will be marked as unauthorised absence code ‘U’ in line with county and Department for Education (DfE) guidance. This mark shows them to be on site, but is legally recorded as an absence.
INSET Days 2024-2025
- Monday 2nd September 2024
- Monday 4th November 2024
- Friday 6th December 2024
- Friday 14th February 2025
- Monday 2nd June 2025
Term dates 2024-2025
Please visit the website below for up-to-date term dates:
https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schoolholidays
School Attendance Leaflet HCC
Leave of Absence Form