Your child’s attendance at school is extremely important and high attendance best supports your child’s education, emotional and social well-being.
If your child is poorly and unable to attend school, please call the school office on 01604 931030 and leave a voice message or email office@buckton.school before 9am.
Please be aware, if your child is absent from school and we have not heard from you regarding your child’s absence and we are unable to make contact, we have a duty of care to conduct a home visit.
Requesting Absence from School
To request time off school, please complete this form and hand it in or email to the school office:
PHT Absence Request Form Sept 24
Please see FAQs below to support your absence requests:
Q: What absences are allowed?
A: We follow government guidance on which absences are allowed from school. These are:
There are also other permitted absences in exceptional circumstances which are at the discretion of the headteacher. These are:
Q: Which absences are not allowed?
A: In line with national guidelines and regulations, the following absences are not authorised:
Please be aware that any holiday in term time will be treated as unauthorised and could result in a fine from the local authority.
As a school, we wish to support you with your child’s attendance in any way we can. If you would like to discuss your child’s attendance or feel you need any support, please contact Hannah Rogers, our Senior Attendance Champion.