Using the My Child at School parent portal (MCAS)

If you are having problems with using MCAS the following guides may prove to be useful.

Requesting authorisation for holiday or other activity in term time

If you wish to get authorisation to take your child out of school for a holiday or other activity please read the Attendance policy and complete a leave or approved activity request form.

Leave or approved activity form

If your child is unwell and cannot attend school

Please call the college on 01444 414001 before 8.45am and leave a message on the child absence line with the name of your child, tutor group and the reason for absence. Please call the college daily to report continued absence unless you have been given a return to school date by your GP. Absences notified on the child absent line do not require a written confirmation.

Unauthorised Absence

If your child is absent from school without authorisation you may be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice by West Sussex County Council.

Free school meals

If you think that your child qualifies for free school meals please read the information here.

Online payments for trips, resources & school meals

Oathall is a cashless school. We use ParentPay for making online payments. If you do not have access to the internet for payment we can provide PayPoint vouchers for any services. Please contact Karen Crockford if you require a ParentPay account or PayPoint vouchers.

Travel to school

We encourage all students to either walk, cycle or take public transport to school. We have bicycle racks available inside the school.

Please don’t drive your children to school. Our site and the surrounding roads are not suitable for vehicles dropping off or collecting students.

School Buses

Normally, it is the responsibility of parents to get their children to and from school or college. Assistance with transport will be available from West Sussex County Council if a child:

  • is statutory school age;
  • attends the catchment or nearest appropriate school to their home; and
  • lives beyond statutory walking distance from the school – for pupils over the age of 8 this is 3 miles. The route is measured by the shortest available walking route.

WSCC operates school bus services from Horsted Keynes & its surrounding rural areas.

For more information, please visit www.westsussex.gov.uk and refer to the school transport pages.