Likelihood of pupil being given leave?

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Anybody know the likelihood of a student aged 12 being allowed a couple of days leave for attend a family wedding? I assume there is specific legislation concerning this? I don't have school age kids so I don't know how it all works. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me.

Does approval depend on how good attendance is

No. Whether or not an absence is authorised has nothing to do with attendance. However, whether or not an unauthorised absence leads to a fine does depend on attendance.

My son wasn't give leave for the last day of the summer term for his cousins wedding (so 1/2 a day) and that was before the new rules. He just took it anyway as unauthorised. His cousins we're irritating in that two of them got married the day after the end of term and at the other end of the country.

So the child won't be "allowed", but parents can take them out anyway. Parents might be a bit grumpy as a result.