An Ofsted inspection carried out at the end of June this year has resulted in a Hereford school being taken out of special measures and being graded as outstanding in one area – personal development - and good in both itsbehaviour and...
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NEWS | Ofsted Report full of Praise for Aylestone School’s positive progress
The Executive Headteacher at Aylestone School in Hereford, Simon Robertson, has spoken of his pride after receiving the report from Ofsted following a monitoring inspection in early July. The conclusions in the report – which highlighted the school’s high...
IMPORTANT! | It’s time to apply for your child’s secondary school place
Herefordshire Council’s secondary school admissions process opens for applications from Monday 6 September Herefordshire Council’s admissions process for secondary school places for 2022 opens today for children who were born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August...
NEWS | HMRC can help with childcare costs in Herefordshire as children head back to school
Families in the West Midlands may be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare to help pay for breakfast and after school clubs as children go back to school. Families are eligible to save money on their childcare and benefit from a government top-up worth up to £2,000 every...
NEWS | Students at Aylestone School in Hereford Celebrate GCSE Results
Aylestone School were pleased to welcome their Year 11 students into school to receive their GCSE grades. Simon Robertson, Executive Headteacher, said, ‘We are pleased to report some outstanding achievements by our students in their GCSEs this...
NEWS | Herefordshire Students celebrate outstanding GCSE results at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools
Students celebrate outstanding GCSE results at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools. Students at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools are celebrating their GCSE results today after showing tremendous maturity and commitment throughout the past 18 months. The Year 11 pupils have...
NEWS | Exceptional Results for Hereford Sixth Form College Students
From Hereford Sixth Form College: After another challenging year for students, with multiple lockdowns, restrictions, testing and isolating, normality returned in the form of results day. Grades were this year based upon teacher assessments within A Levels,...
NEWS | Students at Lucton School celebrate fantastic A-level results
Students at Lucton School in Herefordshire were thrilled yesterday with some fantastic A-level results. From Lucton School: A huge congratulations to our Year 13 students who, once again, have achieved fantastic results in their A Levels! With a 100% pass rate, almost...
NEWS | Students celebrate A levels success at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools
Students celebrate A levels success at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools Students at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools are celebrating their A level results after a remarkable chapter in their lives. The students in Monmouth Schools Sixth Form showed tremendous resilience...
NEWS | Plans to expand specialist school in Hereford approved by Herefordshire Council
Exciting plans to expand an educational setting in Hereford have been approved by Herefordshire Council The plans for The Brookfield School on Grandstand Road are detailed below: Proposed new Arrow Centre, located on the western end of the site, a new sports hall...
NEWS | Hereford nursery granted permission to build first floor extension
A Hereford nursery is set to create additional space by extending into the first floor of the building it currently occupies after Herefordshire Council granted planning permission (subject to conditions). The Hereford Cathedral School Nursery submitted a planning...
FEATURED | School Booknic events hosted by Old Market to inspire children to read
More than 280 school children across three schools in Hereford have taken part in a celebratory ‘booknic’ event organised by Old Market in partnership with the National Literacy Trust.  The ‘booknic’ involved children enjoying a picnic and a...
NEWS | Children enjoy nature trail and safety lesson thanks to Edenstone
AN important end of term safety lesson was delivered to children from St Joseph’s RC Primary School during a visit to St Mary’s Garden Village in Ross on Wye. The Edenstone Group treated year one pupils (age five and six) to a demonstration of some of the heavy...
FEATURED | Ross-on-Wye illustrator supports story book for children experiencing mental health complications
An illustrator based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, has contributed to the launch of a story book to support the two and a half million children in the UK experiencing mental health complications after their parents or carers suffer serious injuries or medical...
NEWS | Over £1,000 raised as school turns blue in memory of former pupil
A Hereford school has raised over £1,000 today as it turned blue in memory of a former pupil. In April 2021 Kaja was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, tragically Kaja passed away just a month later, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 10...
FEATURED | React Gymnastics & Trampoline Centre launch brand new Centre of Excellence
React Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre are proud to launch a brand new Centre Of Excellence, fitted with the largest sprung floor in Herefordshire at 16m. Including the most up to date Gymnova competition training equipment including; Rio asymmetric bars, The latest...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council moves important Westfield Sixth Form meeting to 5pm following complaints
From Herefordshire Council: Herefordshire Council would like to apologise to parents for the short notice of the public meeting regarding the Westfield Sixth Form consultation. This was an administrative error and we would like to reassure parents that the...
NEWS | Petition launched to save sixth form at specialist school in Herefordshire
A petition has been launched following concerns that a sixth form could be closed at a specialist school in Herefordshire. Westfield School, provides specialist education for children aged between 2 & 19 in Leominster, but there are concerns that those wishing to...
NEWS | Herefordshire Libraries new library card and Squirrel Club relaunches for children aged five and under
You’re never too young to join the library, and now there’s even more reason to visit your local library. Our reading mascots Squirrel and Hedgehog now feature on a new library card specially designed for our younger members.Children under- five can also join...
NEWS | Positive Progress At Broadlands Primary School Praised By Ofsted
The report published following a recent Ofsted monitoring inspection at Broadlands Primary School in Hereford has praised the progress being made, especially while facing the unique challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic....