The Importance of Attendance during Term Time
Reddish Vale High School requests that parents and carers avoid asking for days off school for their child as refusal often offends!
At Reddish Vale High School we are committed to promoting the welfare of our students through regular school attendance. We know that every day lost to education can have a serious impact on students’ attainments and overall progress in school. The link between good attendance and high levels of achievement is undeniable. Poor attendance and lateness may also be detrimental to the social adjustment and development of students. We are therefore fully committed to promoting school attendance by providing an environment and ethos where all students feel safe and can build positive relationships with their peers. We expect that in return, parents/carers ensure that students attend school and are punctual. Underpinning this policy is the belief that promoting good attendance is the responsibility of staff, parents and carers and this must be evident in our interactions with students. We expect students to attend school every day and arrive on time.
Medical and Dental appointments
Parents and carers are requested wherever possible to try to arrange medical and dental appointments for outside of school hours using the new NHS out-of-hours evening and weekend GP appointment service and therefore, keep medical appointments in school time to an absolute minimum. If on the rare occasion a medical appointment during school time is unavoidable, then we would ask that your child attends school beforehand and/or returns to school immediately that same day following their appointment. The appointment card should be submitted to school as evidence and can be done so through Class Charts. If a student is absent from school first thing in the morning or immediately after lunch, then they cannot receive an attendance present mark for that session.
RVHS Term Dates 2025/26
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Autumn Term 2025 |
Monday 1st September 2025 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Tuesday 2nd September 2025 |
School open for Y7 pupils only |
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025 |
School open for all pupils |
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Friday 17th October 2025 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Friday 24th October 2025 |
School closes for half term |
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Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October 2025: Half Term |
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Monday 3rd November 2025 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 19th December 2024 |
School closes for Christmas |
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Monday 22nd December 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026: |
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Spring Term 2026
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Monday 5th January 2026 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Tuesday 6th January 2026 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Thursday 12th February 2026 |
School closes for half term |
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Friday 13th February 2026 |
INSET Day for Staff (provisional) |
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Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February 2026: Half Term |
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Monday 23rd February 2026 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 27th March 2026 |
School closes for Easter |
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Monday 30th March to Friday 10th April 2026: Easter Break (Good Friday 3rd April, Easter Monday 6th April 2026) |
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Summer Term 2026 |
Monday 13th April 2026 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Monday 4th May 2026 Bank Holiday |
School closed for staff and pupils |
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Friday 22nd May 2026 |
School closes for half term |
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Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May 2026: Half Term |
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Monday 1st June 2026 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 17th July 2026 |
School closes for summer |
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Monday 20th July 2026 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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