Education

Latest figures have revealed the Northamptonshire schools where pupils make the most and least progress.

A village primary school continues to be good following an inspection by Ofsted.

A teacher at a Kettering school gave her husband life-saving CPR - and is now teaching pupils how to do the same.

Students and staff at Sir Christopher Hatton Academy are celebrating being named the top secondary school in Northamptonshire following the release of the school performance tables today (Tuesday).

The head teacher leading a 200-strong school protest against Northamptonshire County Council’s proposed funding cuts wants councillors to reject the rescue plan tomorrow (Tues) because he says it will have a big impact on education.

Headteachers and managers at two hundreds schools in Northamptonshire have issued an unprecedented public warning to county council bosses that their proposed cuts will put the safety and wellbeing of children at risk.

A Rushden school is proud to feature in September’s Parliamentary Review.

A new private tuition centre aimed at supporting children in the Wellingborough and Rushden area is opening in the first week of October at St Mark’s Church on the Queensway estate.

Pupils from Ruskin Academy in Wellingborough joined a professional graffiti artist to paint a mural to help make a difference to their local environment.

A Wellingborough teenager has been hailed a ‘lifesaver’ after he came to the aid of a disabled woman who was lying unconscious on the floor.

One of the UK’s national treasures opened a new house at Oundle school name after his friend.

A school in Rothwell has been praised by education inspectors for making significant improvements.

A Rothwell student took top prize at an awards ceremony recognising the achievements of people at a disability charity.

Staff at a Kettering primary school say they’re over the moon after being graded as ‘good’ in their first Ofsted inspection.

Pupils from a Rushden school had a week of celebration at the start of term to mark all that the school had achieved and the start of an exciting new future.

Pupils at more of Corby’s primary schools are now wearing purple after they joined the Greenwood Academies Trust.

If you have a child in year six, you’re probably thinking about which secondary school to send them to next September.