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Bath secondary school is hailed as a "special place" by Ofsted
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (450+ words) Friday 12th June 2026 The school in Bay Tree Road, which is part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, was visited in March and the team of inspectors" report has been published this week. With just 253 pupils, St Mark"s is well below…...
New artificial football pitch being proposed for Keynsham school
1+ week, 1+ day ago (356+ words) Thursday 4th June 2026 Futura Learning Partnership has lodged a planning application with Bath & North East Somerset Council to replace a natural turf pitch at the Chandag Road campus with an all-weather facility that will serve both the school and community, including…...
Praise from Ofsted for Keynsham nursery and pre-school
2+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) Thursday 28th May 2026 It was published last month following an inspection earlier this year. Ofsted's new report card system has a five-point grading scale, with the highest being exceptional, followed by strong standard, expected standard, needs attention and urgent improvement. Run…...
Extra SEND places being created thanks to purpose-built facility
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (388+ words) Monday 11th May 2026 The primary school is next to the community hub at Mulberry Park Bath & North East Somerset Council said work will begin today, Monday 11th May, on a new SEND resource base at Mulberry Park Primary School in Combe Down....
Bath pupils raise funds for charity with walk to Kelston Roundhill
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (304+ words) Wednesday 6th May 2026 The walk gave pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Weston the opportunity to experience the local landscape together as a school community while working towards raising funds for a global cause. Kelston Roundhill is a prominent…...
Plans for new Weston Lane zebra crossing near school scrapped
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (255+ words) Bath Echo - Do Not Process My Personal Information Monday 4th May 2026 Because the nursery and pre-prep school are now due to relocate to the KES campus at North Road, the need for a crossing will be "significantly" reduced, says a short…...
Read Easy Bath group marks two graduations and "2, 500 donation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (522+ words) Monday 23rd March 2026 Bath Echo News Team Community, Education Presenting the cheque to Read Easy Bath Read Easy Bath recently marked the achievements of two new readers, Roger and Gary, and was also boosted by a generous contribution from the Sperring…...
Council grant for new pre-school training space at popular nursery
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (157+ words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 Becky Feather, Reporter Education, Planning The Snapdragons chain, which also has branches in Bath, Bristol and Wiltshire, says Bath & North East Somerset Council has provided a grant to help fund the proposed purpose-built training space as it wishes…...