Please can you advise Mags ideally before 9am of your child's absence via her email. attendance@bourton.school

Holidays are not authorised in term time. Indeed, where a child's attendance falls below 90% and a holiday is taken, the school will undertake to fine parents according to statutory procedures. 

Christmas Attendance Data 2023

Whilst our data is much improved on last year, issues around holiday absence alongside any illness means that some pupils are persistently absent. The Government have made it a target for schools to address this issues. To date we have marked holiday absence as unauthorised. However, the continued prevalence means that the School Governors are now considering fines for the first time.