--- title: "Attendance" url: "https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/attendance" school: "St Mary's Catholic High School" --- # Attendance ## **How to report your child’s absence** Parent/Carers can report same-day absence via the Arbor app or calling school and leaving a message on the absence line. Medical/Dental Appointments – Parents/Carers are advised to schedule medical and dental appointments outside of school hours whenever possible. If appointments must occur during the school day, If your child needs to leave school early for an appointment, please send them in with a handwritten note for their form teacher, who will then issue a **Leave Early Pass**. For any extended or future day absences parents should complete a Leave of Absence form available on school website. To notify the school of any medical evidence, please use the following email address ### Attendance-Parents-Page Attendance Policy 2026 751 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Attendance_Policy_2026(1).pdf) ### Parents\\Carers - [New Starters ](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/yr7sept26) - [Arbor Parent Portal](https://www.lsmchs.com/arbor-parent-portal) - [Attendance](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/attendance) - [Behaviour](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/behaviour) - [Calendar](https://www.lsmchs.com/calendar) - [Community Support](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/community-support) - [Padlet](https://padlet.com/mentalhealthresources/resource-hub-8d9ue4tz57qcaj29) - [e-Safety](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/e-safety) - [Events](https://www.lsmchs.com/events) - [External Agencies and Professionals](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/external-agencies-and-professionals) - [Image & Video Consent](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/image-and-video-parental-consent) - [Immunisation](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/immunisation) - [Letters Home](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/letters-home) - [News](https://www.lsmchs.com/news) - [Newsletters](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/letters-home/newsletters) - [Parental and Carers Support Evening](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/parental-carer-support-evening) - [Parents Evening System](https://stmaryschs.schoolcloud.co.uk) - [Parents Information Evenings](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/parents-information-evenings) - [Parent Voice](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/parent-voice) - [Prospectus 2026](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/prospectus) - [Reading](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/reading) - [Report Cyber Abuse](https://www.lsmchs.com/cyber-abuse) - [Revision Support](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/revision-support) - [Requesting a Leave of Absence](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/requesting-a-leave-of-absence) - [Safeguarding Reporting](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Yr7GhASRMe) - [School Meals](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/school-meals) - [School Transport](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/school-transport) - [Term Dates](https://www.lsmchs.com/termdates) - [Uniform & Appearance](https://www.lsmchs.com/parents/uniform-appearance) ![St Mary's Catholic High School](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/images/logo/st-mary-logo-footer-2.png) #### St Mary's Catholic High School St Mary's Catholic High School Royal Avenue Leyland PR25 1BS 01772 421909 #### Useful Links - [Admissions](https://www.lsmchs.com/statutory-information/consultation-for-admissions-2026-27) - [Term Dates](https://www.lsmchs.com/termdates) - [Ofsted](https://www.lsmchs.com/statutory-information/ofsted-report) - [Letters Home](https://www.lsmchs.com/news) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/StMarysLeyland/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/leylandstmarys/) © Copyright 2020–2026 St Mary's Catholic High School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.lsmchs.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/images/splash/School_Holidays_Closed_Business_Open_Hours_Dates_Instagram_Post.png)