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General Information

General Information

Absence Requests

Students requiring a leave of absence in exceptional circumstances must submit a request form. Unauthorised absences may incur a fine.

Please see the information included in the form and also the school attendance policy for more information.

You can download a copy of the absence request form below.

Leave of Absence Request Form

Appointments During the School Day

Students in Years 7-11

Parents are required to submit a form should they need to take their child out of school during the School Day. A copy of this form can be downloaded below.

Students should then bring the form to school on the morning of their appointment. The form needs to be signed by their form tutor. Students should keep the form with them until the time they need to leave their lesson and must show it to their teacher to enable them to leave class. Students should then make their way to Student Services to sign out, where they will have to produce the form again before coming to Reception for their parent to collect them.

If the appointment time means that they won’t be in school first thing on the morning of their appointment, they should get the form signed by their Form Tutor and take the form to Student Services the day before their appointment so that a note can be made in the school diary.

All students leaving school during the day must sign out from our Student Services Office and sign in upon their return.

Appointment Consent Form [Updated Sept. 2023]

Sixth Form Students

Please visit the Sixth Form > Student Information page.

Free School Meals

If your child is eligible for 'free school meals' and you register them for this, the school will receive extra funding called 'pupil premium'. We use this extra money to improve the educational provision and resources at the school. Please read the letter below to find out more.

Free Schools Meal Letter to Parents

You can Download the Free School Meal Application Form below, or if you don't have access to a printer, fill in the online form https://tinyurl.com/LCS-FSMFormRequest and a Free School Meal Application Form will be posted to you.

DCC Free School Meals Application Form