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Education

In West Northamptonshire, 23 pupils had to look for a new school after being expelled

Record number of suspensions at West Northants schools in autumn term last year

A third of parents say schools in West Northamptonshire do not deal with bullying effectively, figures reveal.

Third of parents say schools not dealing with bullying well, figures reveal

Eamonn Holmes, John Ditchburn and Frazer Arnott

Guilsborough Academy teacher wins lifetime achievement award after 40 years dedi...

Falconer’s Hill Academy pupils pictured holding the Silver Primary Geography Quality Mark (PGQM) award.

Daventry school awarded ‘prestigious’ national accreditation

Children at Falconer's Hill Academy celebrate geography award

Daventry Academy School Falconer's Hill Awarded Prestigious National Accreditati...

Outreach courtesy of Chester House Estate

New outreach programme helps Daventry schoolchildren enjoy a unique taste of his...

Sally Duggleby, head of leasing at Prologis UK.

Royal Mail's largest UK parcel hub launches in Northamptonshire

A report sent to both West and North Northamptonshire Councils in early October revealed that they would respectively receive £3m and £2.6m less in Dedicated School Grant (DSG) funding for mainstream schools.

Schools to be significantly worse off after government funding technical error

Transport Minister and the Conservative MP for North West Durham Richard Holden, has been an MP continuously since December 2019.

Transport Minister Richard Holden at DIRFT’s Hub

Two awards for Milly Fyfe.

Two awards for food guru

Falconer's Hill pupils happy with their new award

Daventry academy school Falconer's Hill wins national eco accreditation
School also recognised for its ‘Healthy Schools’ status

Left to right: Mrs Moira Hart, Mr Peter Hart, Mr Andy Rogers, Assistant Principal

Guilsborough Academy take part in The Holocaust Educational Trust’s Outreach Pro...

FHIS turns 60!

Daventry infant school turns 60!

Nationally, just 59 percent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2022-23.

Children continued to get worse at reading and writing after Covid, data shows

Suddenly on Sheaf Street general manager, Tom Welch, pictured with Lawrence Wheeler and his first autobiography launching this week.

Book launch party takes place tomorrow at the new bookshop in town

The Creating Tomorrow College's celebration of the Icon Campus grand opening event is set to take place on Friday, September 21, in  Eastern Way, Daventry.

College announces new campus grand opening

Matt Coleman Director of School Improvement at Nene Education Trust

Pioneering programme focuses on suicide awareness

(L-R) Jennifer McMahon, Veronika Toth, Becky Reid, Lou Welham, Fred Sworder, Rodrigo Voss, Nicola Ch

Applications for UK Boardroom Apprentice 2024 are now open

Peanut Butter Apple Bites

Back to School Lunchbox Guide: 7 Brain-Boosting Snacks

People are being encouraged to join free sessions on wellbeing

More free courses to help with recovery journeys

Mr Frazer pictured with Harry Railton (left) and Arthur Tilt (right). Both achieved top results.

Guilsborough students celebrate improved GCSE results despite a national decline...

 Mr Mills with William who achieved 4 A*s at A Level and is reading Mathematics at Cambridge.

A Levels: Sixth Form students at Guilsborough Academy celebrate

Tim, Heather and Dominic, 15, from Green Acres Farm CIC with Bellway Sales Advisor Lynne

Daventry housebuilder helps education centre start beekeeping project

Noah, one of the Barby Primary School’s Gardening Club's pupils, holding his lettuce on the allotment.

Barby Primary School’s Gardening Club: ‘A revelation for children’

Children viewing the Quran

Daventry schoolchildren's 'wonderful time' at mosque visit

These seven secondary schools are the hardest to get into in West Northamptonshire, according to Department of Education figures.

REVEALED: The hardest West Northants secondary schools to get into in 2023

These eight primary schools are the hardest to get into in West Northamptonshire, according to Department of Education figures.

The hardest primary schools to get into in West Northamptonshire in 2023

Mrs Sensecall with children from the school

Exciting News: Kilsby CE Primary School Opens New Class to Meet Growing Numbers
Kilsby CE Primary School has experienced a remarkable journey of growth over the past few years and is thrilled to announce that, due to the increasing numbers of students, the school will be opening a seventh class in September 2023. This expansion is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the wonderful staff, led by Mrs. Sensecall, the Head of School.

In West Northamptonshire a total of 27,554 working days were lost across the 2021/2022 academic year, with 73.4% of teachers taking sickness absence that year.

The nine West Northants Schools with highest teacher sickness levels

Guilsborough Academy has reopened after a closure on Tuesday June 20 due to flooding.

Northamptonshire school reopens after students sent home due to flooding

Guilsborough Academy is closed today (Tuesday June 20) after flooding.

Students sent home as Northamptonshire secondary school closed due to flooding

Students from Abbey C of E Academy with Joe Kane, Assistant Site Manager from Orbit Homes.

Orbit Homes ‘buddies up’ with school for new educational programme

Guilsborough Academy is a high-performing academy school set in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England.

Students at Guilsborough Academy could lose free transport

Daventry pupils supported by Amazon

Pupils from Daventry school supported by Amazon with £2,000 donation

Newnham Primary School recognised by Ofsted as a good school

Daventry school recognised by Ofsted as a good school which pupils love attendin...

Liliane Cunliffe.

Meet little girl from Crick who has won an award for fundraising and courage

More than 4,500 reception places have been allocated in West Northamptonshire today (April 17).

Slight drop in percentage of families offered first choice primary school places

Milly Fyfe.

Milly's meaty recipe is just in time for Great British Beef Week

The Kiddi Caru Day Nursery & Preschool in Daventry celebrating their Good Ofsted rating from their January 2023 inspection.

Daventry nursery and pre-school awarded good Ofsted rating

Ignite the Spark event at Northampton College's Daventry Campus

College workshops ‘ignite the spark’ in Daventry pupils

Residents at the home, which has capacity for four children, spoke “very negatively” about staff.

Children’s home with pro-drug graffiti on the wall told to improve

It has been three years since the first lockdown was introduced in the UK.

How Covid-19 has a lasting impact three year on from the start of lockdown

Harrison Ballantyne, who was hit by 25,000 volts of electricity at a rail freight depot and sadly died in 2017.

Rail safety initiative to be launched following electrocution of 11-year-old boy

Local author Rosemary Sturge reads Pula! to pupils from Monksmoor Park CE Primary

Developer hosts story time event with Daventry pupils
Builder Crest Nicholson held a story time event for Daventry primary school students at its new development in the town.

Children aged under five years far outnumber childcare places in West Northamptonshire, new figures show.

More than twice as many children as childcare places, data reveals

The county is covered in snow once again.

School closures announced as county hit by another day of snow

Library picture of Ian Gidley with Crick team.

Young Lionesses of future invited to Crick for massive football drive

How all the secondary schools in Northampton are rated by Ofsted.

How all secondary schools are rated by Ofsted as 2023 places allocated

TAMHS Gold Certificate

Daventry school receives children's mental health gold award

Morgan Walther-Gaby.

Schoolboy supports stepmum as she undergoes cancer treatment

Andy with son Len.

Son’s death leads Napton family to back mental health charity

Are apprenticeships in danger?

SME apprenticeships under threat due to cost-of-living burdens

Jasmine Rodhouse.

Budding Braunston Beavers photographer wows with wonderful rural pictures

Deborah Godfrey, principal of Abbey CE Academy in Daventry

New principal ‘transforms life’ at Daventry primary school​​​​​​​

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