Department of Education

Past and present pupils and guardians rallied together on Sunday, December 3, to save Southfield School.
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Parents continue to fight to save village school already earmarked for closure

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.

Schools to be significantly worse off after government funding technical error

Brackley Town councillors held an extraordinary meeting about the Southfield school closure at Egerton Hall, on Friday, October 13.
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Upset parents fight to keep Northamptonshire village school open

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

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

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

The hardest primary schools to get into in West Northamptonshire 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

More than 27,000 working days were lost to teacher sickness absence in West Northamptonshire during the 2021/2022 academic year.

Union warns of 'burnout' as 27,000 days lost to teacher sickness absences

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.

Ofsted's changes to school inspection system after headteacher's death

School kids want more digitally-based subjects on their curriculums

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

Secondary school offers 2023: How to submit an appeal

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

Council reportedly scrapping free school meal vouchers for most vulnerable child...

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

Students at Hardingstone Academy

Meet the Northampton school that is one of the best in the country for behaviour

Northampton International Academy

New Combined Cadet Force to open at Northampton International Academy

The move is part of One Britain One Nation Day on Friday, June 25 (Getty Images)

Government encourages children to sing this 'One Britain One Nation' song on Jun...

Wootton Park School (Hardingstone) will be a sister school of Wootton Park School

Government gives green light for new free secondary school in Northampton to mee...

Pupils who miss school because they have to self-isolate will not be recorded as absent (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what guidance says if children have to miss school due to travel quarant...

Ian Curryer's former leadership of Nottingham City Council has come into the spotlight this week.

Department for Education looking into Northants children's trust chair as 'matte...

Research found that disadvantaged pupils were on average 18 months behind their wealthier peers (Photo: Shutterstock)

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

A level results will soon be revealed in England, however hugging your school mates will have to wait until the one metre social distancing measures are eased. (Shutterstock)

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

International Day of Friendship is an annual event which celebrates human solidarity through friendship (Photo: Shutterstock)

Today is International Day of Friendship - here’s how you can celebrate

Schools will reopen to all pupils on a full-time basis in September (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how much parents could be fined if their children don’t return to school...

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

Rainbows drawn by young children have become a symbol of the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)

This is when nurseries could reopen in England - according to government plans

Disadvantaged children are to be given free laptops and 4G internet connections as part of a new government scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is who is eligible to get free laptops for home schooling - and how to appl...

The Academy provides access to 180 video lessons per week across a range of subjects (Photo: Shutterstock)

The government has launched a new online learning tool for children - here’s how...

The government says ‘vulnerable children’ are exempt from the schools closure - ...