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Attendance

At Salesian, our mission is to provide an outstanding Catholic education, and regular attendance is essential—not just for academic success, but also for building social connections and personal growth. Our school’s target is that all children have an attendance above 96%.

Below is a reminder of what to do should you need to report your child absent from school.

Reporting Illnesses via the Arbor App

We are pleased to let you know that you can now report your child’s illness directly through the Arbor Parent App. This new feature makes it quicker and easier to notify us of absences without needing to email.

To report an absence on Arbor:

  1. Log onto the Parent Portal in Arbor
  2. Select Attendance under Quick Actions
  3. If you are using a mobile device press the “three lines at the bottom left of the screen
  4. Select Log Absence
  5. Complete the absence time (only for that day) and the reason for absence
  6. Press Log Absence

More detailed guidance can be found here: Report a daily absence

Please encourage your child to come to school, even if they are feeling under the weather. If they become unwell during the day, then our Student Services Team will assess them and call you if necessary.

You can find helpful NHS advice on whether your child should stay home here.

Reporting Absences

The email addresses to report any absence are:

All absences must be reported by 9:00am, providing details of the absence/ illness.

Absence surrounding School holidays, Inset/School Closure Days

Please be advised that we will not be able to authorise absences on either side of school holidays, Inset Days/School closure days without appropriate, supporting medical evidence.

If you are unwell on these dates, please ensure you provide a valid medical certificate or documentation to support your absence.

Medical

We strongly encourage non-essential medical or dental appointments to be scheduled outside school hours or during holidays. If an appointment during school hours is unavoidable, please email:

in advance, including appointment confirmation (e.g., screenshot or letter) and collection and return times.

Planned Absences

Holidays during term time are not authorised and may result in a penalty notice.

If you need to request a planned absence (e.g., work experience or a sporting activity), please email your child’s Head of Year or the relevant School/College attendance email address to request a Leave of Absence Form.

Please provide at least three weeks’ notice.

Penalty Notices

If your child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence within a rolling 10 school–week period, you may be fined.

(£160 per parent per child, if paid within 28 days, reduced to £80, if paid within 21 days, unpaid notices may lead to a Magistrates’ Court summons).