Attendance
Good attendance at school is essential if pupils are to fulfil their potential. However there could be occasions when children have to be absent. If the reason is unavoidable, such as illness this is recorded as an authorised absence once a telephone call or note has been received. It is policy for the school to be notified as soon as possible about any absence i.e. a phone call on the first day of absence.
To report an absence please call 01544 267259 or email office@johnbeddoes.org
Holidays
A holiday form must be completed giving dates of family holidays during school time and returned to the school well in advance. Holiday forms can be collected from the school office or download one on the link below.
John Beddoes School Holiday Form
Such requests should not exceed two weeks in any school year and should only be made if it is not possible to take family holidays during school holidays. The school strongly advises against holidays in school term since continuity of learning is essential to a child's academic progress and certainly not during or immediately prior to examinations. Permission to take family holiday during term time is not an automatic right. If not considered appropriate the school may deem the absence to be unauthorised (truancy).
Attendance Figures
In accordance with the Welsh Office Regulations we are obliged to publish attendance rates for the school. Below are the weekly attendance figures for the school.
Annual Attendance figures for 2009 - 2010 = 92.6%
Authorised absence rate: 6.9% (represent absence due to illness, holidays, medical appointments etc)
Unauthorised absence rate: 0.6%
