A Herefordshire school is closed today due to having no water. Lugwardine Primary Academy shared the following update on Facebook this morning: “School is closed today due to the burst water main in Bartestree.” Hundreds of houses are understood to be without water in...
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NEWS | A Hereford School has provided FREE meals for all 2023 GCSE Students as it looks to offer students as much support as possible
Students sitting their GCSEs at The Hereford Academy on Marlbrook Road are being offered free breakfasts and lunches throughout the examination period as the school looks to offer them as much support as possible during a key time in...
NEWS | Artists create a vibrant illuminated sign for the Hereford College of Arts halls of residence at Station Approach
Inspired by the fast-flowing and bold visual environment of competing signs and signals that populate the busy intersection of Station Approach, Matthew Cornford and John Beck aim to create a vibrant illuminated sign attached to the Hereford College of Arts (HCA)...
NEWS | A Herefordshire Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ following a recent inspection by Ofsted officers
A Herefordshire Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ following a recent inspection by Ofsted officers. The inspection at Ashperton Primary School in Herefordshire took place on the 10th & 11th January. The report said: “Pupils are really proud to belong to...
NEWS | Three Herefordshire schools to get an autism base following decision by Herefordshire Council
Three Herefordshire schools will get an autism base, following a decision by Herefordshire Council. From Herefordshire Council: “Herefordshire Local Authority has two existing mainstream autism bases (MABs). One is for primary age children, at Hampton Dene...
NEWS | Ofsted has rated a Herefordshire Primary School as ‘good’ following an inspection that took place in February
Ofsted has rated a Herefordshire Primary School as ‘good’ following an inspection that took place in February. Ofsted visited Clifford Primary School, near Hay-on-Wye on 28th February. Here is what the report on the school said: “Clifford Primary School is a...
REVEALED | The UK’s first new higher education provider in over 40 years has opened the doors to its latest addition – a new state of the art campus in Hereford
Photo Credit: Bond Bryan The UK’s first new higher education provider in over 40 years has recently opened the doors to its latest addition, a new-state-of-the art campus in Hereford. Skylon Campus is the latest development in NMITE’s (the New Model Institute for...
FEATURED | Students at Hereford Academy Earn Rave Reviews for ‘We Will Rock You’ Production
Two performances of the musical ‘We Will Rock You’ by students at the Hereford Academy have earned rave reviews from parents and staff alike. The school production – the first for several years - was performed on two consecutive nights in April...
NEWS | To mark the Coronation all state funded primary schools will be sent wildflower seeds, inspired by His Majesty The King’s love of nature
Photo Credit: Karl Ryan / Snapshots of Your Herefordshire To mark the Coronation all state funded primary schools will be sent wildflower seeds that will empower children across the country to discover the joys of nature. The government-funded project was inspired by...
NEWS | A Herefordshire school will be partially closed later this week due to strike action taking place
A Hereford school has confirmed that it will be partially closed later this week due to strike action taking place. The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School will be partially closed on Thursday 27th April, due to strike action. In an update on the Herefordshire...
NEWS | Daredevil Hereford cadet takes to skies under the expert guidance of former NATO chief
Photo Credit: Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools’ RAF cadet, Emilia Greenway, who lives in Hereford, at MOD St Athan. A daredevil student from Hereford has flown over the Bristol Channel under the expert guidance of a former general in the British Army and senior...
NEWS | Proposal to expand places in autism bases in mainstream schools in Herefordshire with four schools listed
Herefordshire Local Authority (LA) has two existing mainstream autism bases (MABs). One is for primary age children, at Hampton Dene Primary School as part of their Language and Communication Centre (LCC) and The Bridge is for secondary-age pupils at The Bishop...
NEWS | Trinity school in Hereford to exchange plastic waste for classroom furniture through leading educational recycling scheme
Hereford’s Trinity Primary School has partnered with waste management company, MYGroup, on a recycling scheme that will see pupils collect plastic bottle tops to be remanufactured into furniture and fittings for their school, all created from the processed waste...
NEWS | Herefordshire primary school places have been announced today with 95% offered their preferred primary school
Parents in Herefordshire join those across England today (Monday 17 April) with finding out which primary school their child will be attending in September 2023. Herefordshire Council has made 1729 offers of places in primary schools across the county with the...
NEWS | Two Herefordshire schools rated as ‘good’ following recent visits from Ofsted inspectors
Two Herefordshire secondary schools have been rated as ‘good’ following recent visits from Ofsted Inspectors. Weobley High School and Lady Hawkins’ School were both subject to visits by Ofsted in January of this year. Weobley High School Ofsted Report:...
NEWS | A primary school in Hereford has been rated as good in a recent inspection by Ofsted
A Hereford Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ in a recent inspection by Ofsted. The inspection at Lord Scudamore Primary School in Hereford took place on the 2nd and 3rd February 2023. The report stated: “Pupils enjoy attending this school. They develop positive...
NEWS | Hereford FC In The Community and the Herefordshire Community Recycling Group team up to provide boots for a local primary school
Hereford FC In The Community have been out and about to deliver more pairs of football boots to another worthy local Primary School. This time Jonathan Nash and Millie Taylor visited Broadlands Primary School, who have recently started playing in football matches. “A...
NEWS | 191,319 serving teachers in state schools in England have voted to reject a pay offer from the Government with two further strike dates announced
The NEU consultative ballot on the Government's pay offer has been rejected by an overwhelming 98% of NEU teacher members in England on a turnout of 66%. From The National Education Union: 191,319 serving teachers in state schools in England have voted to reject...
NEWS | A Herefordshire school has been rated as good in a recent inspection by Ofsted
A Herefordshire Primary School has been rated as good in a recent inspection by Ofsted. Colwall Primary School and Nursery was subject to an inspection on 15th and 16th February. The report said: “The staff and pupils of Colwall CofE Primary School welcome everyone....
NEWS | A Hereford primary school has been rated as ‘good’ in a recent inspection by Ofsted
A Hereford Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ in a recent inspection by Ofsted. The inspection at Lord Scudamore Primary School in Hereford took place on the 2nd and 3rd February 2023. The report stated: “Pupils enjoy attending this school. They develop positive...