Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School

Attendance

Illness and Appointments

If your child is going to be absent due to illness, please inform the school office before 8.50am.  If your child has not arrived at school on time and we have not been informed we will ring to check they are safe and see why they are not in school.

If your child has a medical or dental appointment, please inform the school office beforehand. 

Children must be collected from the school office for appointments, where they should be signed out before leaving school. If a child returns to school during the day, they must be signed back in.

Absence for Exceptional Circumstances

There is no longer a provision in law for Headteachers to authorise an absence for the purpose of a term time holiday.

You are required under the Education Act (1996) to ensure your child attends school regularly.  This has been defined by the Supreme Court as ‘in accordance with the rules prescribed by the school’ meaning attending every occasion available unless authorised by the Head Teacher. There is, however, a discretionary power held by Headteachers to authorise absence in exceptional circumstances. Please note this is not an entitlement. The Headteacher will only authorise absence in line with the East Riding Behaviour & Attendance Partnership ‘Absence from School for Exceptional Circumstances’ Policy. Headteachers will not authorise absences if they believe it is to the detriment of a child’s education. Please note that supporting documents to aid decision making must be submitted at the time of your request for absence. 

Any unauthorised absence will be recorded on your child’s attendance records. This may result in legal proceedings against you, either through a Penalty Notice or the Magistrates’ Court. 

The Local Authority issues fines for unauthorised absence of 5 or more days and each school day is divided into 2 registration periods. For example, if your child is absent for one day this equals 2 sessions, and a five-day absence is equal to 10 sessions.

For further information please read the following page on the ERYC website:  https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/learning/schools-colleges-and-academies/school-attendance/holidays-during-term-time-and-authorised-absence-from-school/ 

Please complete and send a copy of the "Absence from School for Exceptional Circumstances Request Form’ below if you need to take your child out of school during term time.

Absence Reporting

We are required to report on the rates of authorised and unauthorised absences for the school.  See the following figures below: