Attendance and Punctuality

Leominster Primary School have high standards in respect of attendance and punctuality. Both of these are crucial for pupils to be able to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them and in order to facilitate teaching and learning. Attending school regularly greatly improves a child’s chances of fulfilling their potential and receiving a good education.

We are open from 8.50am and close at 3.20pm for KS2
This amounts to a total of 32 hours and 30 minutes in a typical week that we are open.

We are open from 8.50am and close at 3.15pm for Reception / KS1 children
This amounts to 32 hours and 5 minutes

Attendance and Punctuality Policy - here

Attendance Codes - here

How to support my Child's Attendance - here

Absence

Parents/carers are required to contact the school before 9.30am on every day of their child’s absence with full details of the reason their child is absent and each subsequent day of absence, in person, by letter, by email (admin@lps.hereford.sch.uk), by phone (01568 616919) or by Parentmail.

The Attendance and Punctuality Policy is updated annually and can be found on the website.

Term Time Leave of Absence 

The law does not grant parents an automatic right to take their child out of school during term time  

Permission must be sought in advance and must be for exceptional circumstances. Local Authority regulations state that leave of absence applications should be made at least 4 weeks prior to the leave taking place, and, if it is for a holiday, ideally before the holiday is booked.

Leave of absence during term time will not be authorised unless there is an exceptional circumstance.  

All requests need to be made in writing using the following form  - Click here for form

Once received this will go to the headteachers to review. If you take your child out of school and the absence is not agreed by the head teacher, this will be recorded as unauthorised absence. We will then notify Hereford Council and you may face a Fixed Penalty Notice and/or other legal action. Penalty Notice - Local Code of Conduct 2024 - Here

Autumn Term Newsletters

Attendance Newsletter w/c 4th December 2023 - Here

Attendance Newsletter w/c 27th November 2023 - Here

Attendance Newsletter w/c 20th November 2023 - Here

Spring Term Newsletters

Attendance Newsletter w/c 8th January 2024 - Here

Attendance Newsletter w/c 15th January 2024 - Here

Attendance Newsletter w/c 22nd January 2024 - Here

Attendance Newsletter w/c 29th January 2024 - Here