• Is your child entitled to free school meals?

  By RebWright at 09:56 on 02/11/11

  

  One of the things I remember vividly about my school days was sitting down in the canteen with my friends for lunch - and the puddings! But is your child eligible for free school meals? Kingston Council has recently launched a campaign encouraging families to register their school-age children for free school meals. And if you qualify, you could save up to £500 per year off school meal costs (per child). Free school meals are...

• Nursery receives outstanding Ofsted

  By RebWright at 10:07 on 19/09/11

  

  Kids, parents and staff are celebrating as Kingston University's Nursery has been given an outstanding Ofsted report. The grading places the Portland Road nursery in the top 10 per cent of early year's settings in the UK, plus it is also one of only five nurseries and pre-schools in the Kingston borough to hold the accolade.  Nursery Manager Suzanne McDiarmid commented: "We are all extremely proud of this fantastic result,...

• Dedicated students put Kingston in Top 5 for Key Stage 2 Results

  By RebWright at 11:21 on 02/09/11

  

  Local educational data continues to impress, as initial data (to be validated) shows that Key Stage 2 results in Kingston improved by 2% between 2010 and 2011.  This means that 81% of children achieve Level 4 in combined English and Maths, promoting Kingston's national standing number 4 in the country - up from an already credible 11th in 2010. Kingston's results are 7% higher than the national average for 11 year olds. At the...

• Students at Holy Cross school, New Malden receive their GCSE results

  By RebWright at 12:15 on 25/08/11

  

  Today was the day when nervous GCSE students across New Malden finally received their results - and it seems that for many of the Year 11 pupils at Holy Cross Catholic School in Sandal Road, all the studying has paid off. "The results are excellent and this is due to two factors, our outstanding students and wonderful, dedicated staff," said Holy Cross Headteacher Mr Gibson. "This year, A* and A grades made up 42% of all...

• Best ever A-Level results for Coombe Sixth Form

  By BeckyCreative at 14:00 on 18/08/11

  

  We expect there were a few bitten nails and sleepless nights by Coombe Sixth Form students in anticipation for today's A-Level results. And by the sounds of it, they needn't have worried. Coombe Sixth Form students have achieved phenomenal grades with almost 50% of receiving A*, A or B, a 7% increase on last year, with 71% of scoring A* - C grades.  These are the best A Level results ever with a pass rate of 98.6%.  ...

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