Please use the links below to view procedures and policies related to the importance of school attendance. You can also find the term dates and INSET days for the 2025/2026 academic year below.
Diary dates are published in the Purbrook Post which is usually emailed or sent home with your child on Fridays.
If your child is absent you must:
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- Contact us as soon as possible or by 9:20 am at the latest on the first day of absence. The school has a 24hr answer phone available to leave a message (option 1); or the Absence tab on the Arbor Parent Portal.
- Or, you can call into school office and report the absence in person.
If we do not hear from you we will contact you via text or by telephone to ask for the reason for absence.
Lateness: The school day begins at 8:50am and all pupils are expected to be in school at this time. Morning registration is at 8:50am. Children arriving between 8:50am and 9:20am will be marked as a code ‘L’.
Arrival after the close of registration at 9:20am will be marked as unauthorised absence code ‘U’ in line with county and Department for Education (DfE) guidance. This mark shows them to be on site, but is legally recorded as an absence.
INSET Days 2026
- Friday 13th February 2026
- Monday 1st June 2026
- Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Please visit the website below for up-to-date term dates:
https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schoolholidays
School Attendance Leaflet HCC
Leave of Absence Form
For further details please see our Attendance Policy on our Policies Page.