Reporting Absences

We prefer you to report your child's absence from school using the Text Absence Line.

To do this, please text a message to 07537 438427. Texts are FREE to parents.

Please start the message with 'FYN' (followed by a space) and include child's name and reason for absence (please specify illness type, if applicable, rather than just saying 'unwell').

E.g. FYN Mark Wyatt sickness bug

Please take care when texting, to make sure that auto-correct does not alter the word FYN.

If you do not receive an acknowledgement text, please try again, or telephone school on 01249 810090, as we will not have received your notification.

You only need to text on the first day of absence, unless the absence runs over to a second week.

If you do not have access to the Text Absence Line, please telephone the school office on 01249 810090 to report your child's absence.

If you do not let us know why your child is absent, we will text you via ParentMail requesting that you notify us of the reason for the absence. If you do not notify us, then the absence will be recorded as unauthorised on the official register.