Education

“Opening the new school in 2021 in these circumstances would create a range of risks to children and their education that the council sees as unacceptable.”

FAMILIES living in Arborfield Green have been shocked to discover their children may not get a place at the new primary school, due to open in September. It is the...

Parents warned years ago that there would be a shortage of places at The Piggott School, Wargrave. Last week there was fury when many children failed to get secondary places...

IT SEEMS students are flocking to the University of Reading this year, after it saw a 5% rise in applications. According to the University of Reading, nearly 20,000 people applied...

FOUR borough schools have joined the council’s new Wokingham Air Quality project. Evendons Primary School, St Paul's Junior School, Hawthorns Primary School and Westende Junior School have had three diffusion...

STAFF and pupils at Leighton Park School have been recognised for their outreach work and community service in the pandemic. The Shinfield Road school won the Outstanding Local Community Involvement...

HARE HATCH Sheeplands has launched an initiative to support borough schools, as children prepare to return to the classroom. Following the success of its cash for Christmas trees in December,...

Nikki Green’s son missed out on a place at The Piggott School because their home near Twyford Station is 49 metres too far away. Pressure on places at The Piggott...

PUPILS expecting to move on up to secondary school have been dealt a blow this week after learning their preferred choice is oversubscribed. Wokingham.Today has learnt that in some cases,...

STUDENTS at a Wokingham primary school raised more than £9,000 in half term to help fund online learning. Staff at St Teresa’s Catholic Academy set active challenges for pupils and...