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Oxfordshire's first academy school gets good Ofsted report
5:05pm Monday 15th March 2010
OXFORDSHIRE’S first academy has received a glowing report by Ofsted in its first inspection since opening in 2007.
Kidlington primary school hits out over Ofsted notice to improve
5:04pm Monday 8th March 2010
A PRIMARY school put on notice to improve by Ofsted inspectors has branded the decision “totally inappropriate”.
Wolvercote School turns down 16 village children
7:57pm Thursday 4th March 2010
SIXTEEN families in Wolvercote, Oxford, have been told there is no room for their children at the local primary school.
Parents asked if their schools should share one head
5:23pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010
PARENTS are being consulted on plans to share a headteacher between two Abingdon primary schools.
Educational sing alongs at Carswell Primary help youngsters learn
1:42pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010
AN ABINGDON school has become the first in the county to receive an award for the innovative way it uses singing to help children learn.
Fewer pupils get first-choice school
5:46pm Monday 1st March 2010
THE proportion of children securing a place at their first-choice schools has fallen, new figures have revealed.
Oxford School gets 'satisfactory' Ofsted rating
6:21pm Friday 26th February 2010
AN Oxford School which may be closed and reopened as an academy has retained its ‘satisfactory’ rating from Government inspectors Ofsted.
Vulnerable Oxfordshire schoolchildren struggling
3:08pm Thursday 25th February 2010
SOME of the most vulnerable children in Oxfordshire are lagging behind their schoolmates.
'Your School is fantastic' says OFSTED inspector
5:14pm Wednesday 24th February 2010
A SCHOOL which teaches children with severe learning difficulties has been rated outstanding for a second time with an inspector describing it as ‘fantastic’.
Cumnor school powers up turbine plan
6:16pm Friday 12th February 2010
PUPILS at Matthew Arnold School in Cumnor Hill are backing the prospect of a wind turbine being sited at their school.
Gangsters take over Abingdon school hall
3:31pm Thursday 4th February 2010
PUPILS at Larkmead School in Abingdon have been getting splattered during their production of musical gangster show Bugsy Malone this week.
Eynsham pupils box clever to aid appeal
6:57pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010
CHILDREN had a chance to take a look at some of the emergency supplies that will be sent out to victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Head proud of school changes
3:32pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010
THE acting headteacher of Didcot Girls’ School believes his strict line on behaviour and uniform has improved pupils’ academic performance.
Fitzharrys School fares well in tougher Ofsted report
6:12pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010
THE headteacher of Fitzharrys School in Abingdon has praised the hard work of staff and pupils after achieving a satisfactory rating from Ofsted.
Olympic star gets Didcot pupils jumping about
6:01pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010
OLYMPIC triple jumper Julian Golley visited Didcot Girls School today to tell them about his life in elite sport.
Schoolboy rock band wins top contest
7:23pm Friday 29th January 2010
FOUR schoolboy musicians have set their sights on stardom after winning a prestigious contest.
Pupils' work goes on display at world-famous Saatchi gallery
6:24pm Friday 29th January 2010
HUNDREDS of small chairs made by Abingdon schoolchildren, their parents and teachers are going on display in a world-famous gallery.
School businesses show their wares in Oxford
6:23pm Friday 29th January 2010
SCORES of teenage entrepreneurs will test the market for their innovative products at a special trade fair in a shopping centre.
Hitting all the right notes
2:15pm Thursday 28th January 2010
PUPILS got the chance to perform alongside musicians from an elite orchestra.
European School could become academy
3:31pm Thursday 26th November 2009
A SCHOOL where every pupil has to speak at least two languages has taken a step closer to becoming an academy — and admitting more local children.
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