Attendance and Absence Procedures
The school day starts at 9:00 and finishes at 3:30
DCC Attendance and the law guidelines
Please see our Attendance policy by following the link.
Highfields Cluster agreement re holidays in term time
Absence
Sickness Absence
Please notify school by telephone of your child's sickness absence by 9.15am. Our phone number is 01629 650238.
Please see the advice below from the Health Protection agency about common childhood ailments and whether your child needs to be absent from school or not.
Medical Appointments
For routine appointments, such as dental check-ups, please try to arrange these out of school hours if possible.
For other appointments / medical appointments please give us notice of your child's absence.
For urgent Doctor's appointments (on the day) please let us know as soon as you are able.
Absence other than sickness
If your child requires time off during term time for exceptional circumstances please contact the school office for an Absence Request form.