Education

Primary school pupils have been praised for their creativity and drive as they took on the latest fundraiser for Newbury Soup Kitchen.

Future stars of sports and dance were celebrated at the inaugural St Bartholomew’s School Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

A Newbury primary school has been rated “good” in its latest Ofsted inspection, upgraded from “requires improvement” in 2018.

The former Secretary of State for Education visited a Theale school before revealing the government’s investment plan for sports and music education.

Year six SATs results in West Berkshire show writing results have dropped.

A Newbury school that was rated inadequate by Ofsted has been taken over by a new academy trust.

St Bartholomew’s School has won the Outstanding Progress Award (Secondary) at the 2022 Education Business Awards.

A Newbury school has announced 'another excellent year' for its sixth form students’ university applications.

PICTURE SPECIAL: Bubbles, scramble nets, and a slip slide all raised a smile on the faces of pupils and teachers at a Highclere school.

In a letter to parents the head of the secondary school said of the five areas inspected, three were deemed inadequate and two required improvement.

A Newbury school is being hailed as a successful example of how Inclusion Champions can have a positive impact on their local communities.

Horris Hill School will be expanding its offer to families from September as it welcomes pre-school aged children into a brand-new nursery.

A West Berkshire school has been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the second inspection in a row.

Teams from Ramsbury Primary School have excelled at a recent triathlon competition.

Hundreds of budding athletes battled it out as the annual Quadkids festival made a welcome return.

A Newbury school has welcomed back an explorer for an inspiring Amazon adventure.

The school was criticised over its safeguarding of pupils, saying they were “at risk”.

Prior’s Court have launched a fundraising appeal to support the construction of a new performing arts centre.

A school in Tilehurst is celebrating 15 years of taking part in a mobility skills programme by holding an 8km walk around the school’s cycle track.

A Paralympic gold medal winner has been inspiring students at a Newbury school, telling them "not to give up when life gets challenging".