Term Time Leave

In accordance with the DfE’s Working together to improve school attendance, there are very limited circumstances where the academy will grant a leave of absence during term time. 

The academy may grant a leave of absence for exceptional circumstances at their discretion. This must be requested in advance by a parent who the child normally lives with. The academy will consider each application individually taking into account the specific facts and circumstances and relevant background context behind the request. If a leave of absence is granted, it is for the academy to determine the length of time the child can be away from the academy.

The law does not grant parents/carers the automatic right to take their child out of school during term time for holidays or other absence such as trips and visits. The academy will not authorise any leave of absence in term-time unless satisfied the reason for absence is exceptional. Parents/carers should not make plans to take their child out of school without making a request to the school first and the school gives permission for the absence.