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

What were the hardest primary schools to get into in 2023?

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.

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In West Northamptonshire, the average secondary school will be £57,970 worse off, and the average primary will be £12,420 worse off
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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

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

Living up to its motto 'Labor Vincit' meaning 'hard work prevails' Dalkeith High School in Midlothian saw pupils surpass their virtual comparator by three percent, with 38 per cent achieving five Highers or more in 2022.

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Children going to secondary school in September will find out which school they will be going to this week

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In Northamptonshire, 15 percent of all pupils were on free school meals by 2021, compared to 11 percent in 2017.

More children relying on free school meals but fears thousands miss out

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Poorer school pupils in England are 18 months behind their better off classmates...

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Students in England will receive their A level results soon - here’s how they ha...

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Northamptonshire has come joint-first in the country for providing the top number of school places. (File picture).

Northamptonshire leads on number of new school places created throughout England

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New children's commissioner has started at Northamptonshire County Council

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12 academies in Northamptonshire have been sent 'warning' letters by the Department for Education due to poor performance

Twelve academies in Northamptonshire have '˜unacceptably low' standards

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