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Kingston schools to benefit from investment in disadvantaged pupils

By RachelEngland at 13:54 on 13/12/11

Additional money will be spent in London schools on children from deprived backgrounds, it has been announced. The current 'pupil premium' for eligible children is £480. This will rise to £600 next year, and will now include children that have been registered for free school meals in the past six years. According to the Department for Education, only 32.5 percent of children in receipt of free school meals achieve five or...
Bid for Kingston's new secondary school hangs in the balance

By RachelEngland at 14:01 on 17/10/11

A bid by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has been made for a new eight-form secondary school. The area desperately needs a new secondary school to open in September 2015 in the north of the Borough to provide sufficient places to deal with demand. Classrooms in Kingston have been bulging since 2008. Councillor Liz Green, Executive Member for Education for All, says: "We hope that the Secretary of State gives urgent...
Kingston University Nursery in top ten percent of UK early years' settings

By RachelEngland at 13:58 on 31/08/11

Youngsters, parents and staff at Kingston University's Nursery are celebrating after being given an outstanding Ofsted report. The grading by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills placed the Portland Road nursery in the top ten percent of early years' setting in the UK. The Ofsted report said the nursery 'exuded happiness', and that children 'demonstrated an immensely strong sense of belonging and...
Kingston Grammar School students celebrate record-breaking results

By RachelEngland at 17:00 on 25/08/11

GCSE students at Kingston Grammar School have broken their school's results record for another year running, with A*s accounting for 47% of all grades. Grade As accounted for 35% of the results, 15% were Bs and just 3% were Cs. Seven students achieved straight-A*s, three of which - Sarah Bridge, Alison Middleton and Lawrence Peirson - achieved an impressive 11 A*s each. It was a good year for twins, too, with four sets racking up 45...
Kingston teachers plan strike

By RachelEngland at 18:00 on 24/06/11

Teachers across Kingston and Richmond have planned a day of strikes next week, in protest over changes to pensions. Kingston Informer reports that on Thursday 30th June schools in both areas will be affected as National Union of Teachers (NUT) members walk out following disputes over pension reforms. Khawer Siddiqi from the Kingston branch of the NUT said: "This strike is extremely important. A lot of Kingston schools are going...

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A-level results day: A guide to Clearing

By Evil_Custard

That's useful. I remember on my A-levels day I didn't get what I wanted, nay, needed. But it was...

By RachelEngland at 12:50 on 18/08/11

Don't panic if you didn't get the results you expected - despite the rise in university applications this year, Clearing is still an option. Check out this useful guide from Kingston College. You can take part in Clearing if: You have declines all your offers or have not responded to them Your offers have not been confirmed because you haven't met the conditions You have declined a change course, a changed date of entry and / or...
Highest Pass Rates Ever For Kingston

By IanDGeorge

It's fairly obvious that exams have got easier over the years. The Evening Standard carried a story...

By Clare1960 at 23:49 on 28/08/10

Kingston Grammar School has recently reported that 99% of it's GCSE and 98% of it's A level passes are at grades A*-C. Down the road it's more diverse neighbour Kingston College has reported a 93% A level pass rate with 100% in some subjects. With such high pass rates in both Kingston institutions is it time to look at the exams or how they achieve these pass rates? Recently the charity Barnardos called for "fair banding" to...
Church Campaign Group Want 40% Of The New Kingston Secondary School Places

By TheDailyLama

For goodness' sake, can't we move on from supernatural cults having a say in our childrens'...

By Clare1960 at 09:44 on 28/07/10

The Church Campaign Group, Kingston Church School Appeal, want to reserve 40% of school places for Christians if the Diocese of Southwark wins Kingston Council's bid to build and run the new secondary school in North Kingston. The group is backed by local clergy, teachers and parents in the borough plus Kevin Davis, the former Conservative Leader of the council. Kevin Davis said earlier this week that: "There is no reason why a...