School Hours

Doors are open from 8.30 until 8.40am

Morning registration time is from 8.30am and closes at 8.40am

The official end of the compulsory school day is 3.00pm

Total school hours provided in a typical week are 32.5 hours

Nursery Hours

Morning Nursery Session 8.30am-11.30am

Afternoon Nursery Session 12.30pm-3.30pm

30 Hour Nursery Session 9.00am-3.00pm

Absence

If your child is unable to attend school due to sickness please contact us before 9.30 to advise us -

E-mail admin@letchmore.herts.sch.uk 

or

Call on 01438 234400 (an answer machine is available if the office is closed)

Please see below a link to our Healthcare page which contains further information about childhood illnesses. We follow the NHS guidance on asking that children with diarrhoea or vomiting stay away from school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 2 days (48 hours).

Term Time Absence

In line with the Local Authority, leave of absence in term time will not be authorised, except in very exceptional circumstances. For any absence request please complete a 'Leave of Absence Request' form and return it at least 3 weeks in advance of the proposed leave. You may be invited in to meet with the attendance team.

Change of details

Please advise us as soon as possible of change of contact numbers/address/pupil information in order for us to update our records.

You can submit most basic changes via Arbor Parent Portal.  Alternatively, you can email the school office at admin@letchmore.herts.sch.uk with your request.

Procedures for parents in case of severe weather conditions/sudden school closure

In the event of sudden closure of the school due to bad weather, power/heating failure, the following procedures for parents will apply:

• Check for school communication from Arbor
• Check the school website for any messages

Healthy School

We are proud of our 'Healthy School' award and follow guidance given to us from the Department for Education in relation to all aspects of your child's health and well-being. Herts Catering Ltd (HCL) follow this too but should you wish to bring a home packed lunch in for your child rather than have one supplied by HCL please ensure you do NOT include the following:

• Nuts of any type (including peanut butter and chocolate spread)
• Sweets or chocolate bars
• Fizzy drinks (a carton of juice is acceptable with lunch)

We also request that your child has a name water bottle with them for use during the day - please note the water bottle should only contain water and not squash or juice.