Reporting Absence

Please contact the school as early as possible, and before 8.30am, on each day your child is absent:

  • Phone: 0114 2671414 (ext. 1111 or option 1)
  • Text: 07860 054089
  • Email: attendance@taptonschool.co.uk

We use our Bromcom system to keep parents/carers informed. You may receive alerts if your child is absent, please respond promptly to confirm the reason.

Absences without explanation will be recorded as unauthorised. The school decides whether an absence is authorised.

Students should arrive at their form room 5 minutes before the start of the day.

Late arrivals must sign in at Main Reception and will be marked late.

Repeated lateness may result in same-day detention.

If your child needs to leave during the school day, please provide a note or contact the attendance team in advance.

Students must sign out at Reception and carry an authorised pass.

Where possible, medical appointments should be made outside school hours.

Holidays during term time are strongly discouraged and cannot normally be authorised.

Requests for exceptional circumstances must be made in writing at least two weeks in advance.

Unauthorised leave or failure to return on time may result in further action, including removal from roll.

Leave may be granted for recognised religious observance. Wherever possible, please give advance notice.

Typically, up to 2 days per occasion and 3 days per academic year may be authorised.

Excellent attendance is key to student success.

Parents/carers are responsible for ensuring missed work is caught up.