• Local schools in Highgate

  By  LiseS at 23:25 on 29/08/10

  

  September is almost here, and around the country students are sharpening their pencils and shining their shoes ready to go back to school. Here in Highgate there are a range of schools to consider if you're thinking about primary or secondary school choices for next year - let us know what you think about local schools below! Highgate Primary School is a community school with its own nursery based in Haringey borough, catering for...

• Highgate celebrates another record GCSE year

  By  LiseS at 17:06 on 24/08/10

  

  Schools in Highgate have today reported another year-on-year increase in the numbers of pupils passing GCSEs as part of a national trend that saw 7 out of 10 GCSE results score a C grade or higher. In Islington, the A* to C grade pass rate was 74%, a rise of over 24% since 2007. 45 per cent of pupils at Highgate Wood school in Crouch End received at least five A* to C grades today, with particularly good results coming from the...

• Highgate celebrates A-level results

  By  LiseS at 11:56 on 21/08/10

  

  Students at Highgate schools were celebrating a good round of A-level results this week in another record year nationwide. Pass rates increased despite a new "tougher" examination and the introduction of an extra A* grade for the top-performing pupils. Highgate Wood School in Crouch End celebrated an increased pass rate of 71% at A*- C grade and 98% overall. The school was also happy with its BTEC students' 100 per cent pass...

• Camden schoolchildren protest against building cuts

  By  LiseS at 19:43 on 24/07/10

  

  Schoolchildren from Camden this week joined a lobby at the Houses of Parliament protesting against cuts to the Building Schools for the Future programme announced by Education Secretary Michael Gove. With 13 schools' building programmes cancelled, Camden is one of the worst-hit boroughs in the UK. Schools in neighbouring Islington and Haringey will be unaffected by Mr Gove's announcement, as building work in these boroughs is either...

• Highgate school affected by buildings programme cancellation

  By  LiseS at 21:59 on 06/07/10

  

  La Sainte Union RC secondary school in Highgate is one of 17 Camden schools affected by Education Secretary Michael Gove's announcement this week that the Building Schools for the Future programme will be cancelled. BSF was set to be the UK's largest-ever school buildings investment programme, a multi-billion pound scheme that would eventually see every school in England rebuilt or remodelled. The scheme has already rolled out across...

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