School and Nursery Class Absence Reporting


To ensure children’s safety, and help us meet Government guidelines, we request that parents contact the school before 8.45 am on the first day of absence to inform us of their children’s absence.

Parent/carers are required to inform us about any children absent for any reason.

Vomiting and Diarrhoea
Children with diarrhoea and/or vomiting should be kept off school until 48 hours after their symptoms have gone.

If your child is off school for more than one day, please be aware we require you to notify us of your child's absence each day they are off.


To report your child’s absence please call the school on 01908 410330 and select option 1 for our absence reporting line, leaving your child's name, class and reason for absence. Alternatively you can notify the school of your child’s absence by emailing the Absence email address pupilabsence@fairfieldsprimary.co.uk .

If the school is not contacted, a call home will be made to ensure all children are accounted for.  If school cannot make contact with any of the people on the contact list, a home visit will be made.

If you wish to make a leave of absence request during term time, please contact the school office to make an appointment to discuss this.