Education
A Rooksdown resident has unveiled plans to set up Basingstoke's first free school.
Simon Bound, a development manager at the newly-launched Rooksdown Community Centre, told the Observer he was finalising proposals to launch a 410-pupil primary school.
The 43-year-old said the school would help address a predicted shortfall in primary school places across the borough.
And he is calling on residents to show their support for the scheme at a series of public consultation events later this...
Education
Police name Odiham teen killed in hit-and-run crash
A teenager killed in a hit-and-run collision has been named by police.Jack Bland, 19, of London Road, Odiham, died at Basingstoke and North Hants Hospital on Sunday after being struck by a car in the early hours of the morning.
Police today arrested two people on suspicion of manslaughter. A 19-year-old man from Alton and a 19-year-old man from Hook are being quizzed by detectives and remain in custody.
The family of the former Robert May’s pupil paid tribute to a “larger than life...
Tots celebrate graduation from nursery in style
Children from the Sunshine Daisy Nursery in Andwell waved goodbye to their pre-school and got ready for the next stage of their education with a special ceremony in front of staff and parents.The eight youngsters, donned gowns and mortarboards to graduate from the pre-school, at Priory Farmhouse, on August 24, ahead of their first day at infant school next month. The four-year-old children are heading to schools in Old Basing, Hook and Odiham, and are the first class to graduate from...
Hampshire students celebrate GCSE results
Pupils across Hampshire celebrated another year's outstanding GCSE exam results on Thursday.
Around 14,000 pupils across the county sat the exams this summer and according to provisional results from schools 78.4 per cent, a record high, obtained five or more A* to C grade GCSEs, or equivalent. That is a 3.7 per cent increase on last year's figures.
A total of 61.5 per cent achieved five or more A* to C grade GCSEs including maths and English, which is an increase of 2.6 per cent on last...
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Around 14,000 pupils across the county sat the exams this summer and according to provisional results from schools 78.4 per cent, a record high, obtained five or more A* to C grade GCSEs, or equivalent. That is a 3.7 per cent increase on last year's figures.
A total of 61.5 per cent achieved five or more A* to C grade GCSEs including maths and English, which is an increase of 2.6 per cent on last...
Academy proposal given go ahead by Michael Gove
Proposals to create a new academy in Basingstoke have been approved by the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove.
On Wednesday, August 31, Everest Community College in Oxford Way closed its doors for the final time. It reopened today for its 750 students aged 11 to 16-years-old as Everest Community Academy.
Two separate consultations were carried out ahead of the move to find out what support their was in the school community for the proposals, and MP Gove gave the plans the...
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On Wednesday, August 31, Everest Community College in Oxford Way closed its doors for the final time. It reopened today for its 750 students aged 11 to 16-years-old as Everest Community Academy.
Two separate consultations were carried out ahead of the move to find out what support their was in the school community for the proposals, and MP Gove gave the plans the...
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