Schools in Southwark news
Music signals the opening of Phoenix Primary School
Published: 30 January 2012
Staff and pupils expressed themselves musically, to mark the opening of Phoenix Primary School on Tuesday 10 January.
Schools in Southwark show huge improvement
Published: 21 November 2011
Schools in Southwark have made dramatic strides in their performance over the last five years with far bigger rates of improvement than many other local authorities across the country.
GCSE and equivalent results continue to improve for Southwark
Published: 2 November 2011
Southwark pupils continue to improve at GCSE and equivalent level with almost 60 percent now achieving five or more A* to C grades including English and Maths, new figures released last week show
Southwark pays university fees for local students
Published: 26 October 2011
A group of high achieving Southwark teenagers are the first students in the country to have their university tuition fees paid for by their local council.
Parents give backing to Southwark's free heatlhy school meals scheme
Published: 24 October 2011
Parents have given their backing to Southwark Council's free healthy school meals programme to help tackle high childhood obesity in the borough, according to a new report.
Schools continue to improve in Southwark
Published: 13 October 2011
Southwark has reached the top quartile for Maths for the first time this year. The council is also above average for other subjects, according to latest figures.
Thousands of pupils to receive free healthy school meals in drive to tackle childhood obesity
Published: 13 September 2011
Every primary school pupil in Southwark will receive free school meals as part of a radical drive to help combat spiralling levels of childhood obesity.
Southwark's best ever top grades for 'A' levels
Published: 22 August 2011
Southwark schools are celebrating their best ever A* - A level grade exam results this year after a seven percentage point rise from 2009.
Southwark pupils achieve record SAT results
Published: 10 August 2011
Primary school pupils in Southwark have achieved record highs in their English and maths exams - dramatically boosting their Key Stage 2 SATs results this year, education chiefs have revealed.
Green light for multi-million pound investment for Southwark schools
Published: 3 August 2011
Three Southwark schools have been given the green light to undergo extensive building work to provide pupils with some of the best facilities in the capital.
Council urges Government to let it get started on Rotherhithe school places
Published: 15 March 2011
Southwark Council has written to the Department for Education (DfE) seeking urgent confirmation about whether it is being given the funds to move forward with a new secondary school for Rotherhithe.
Opening of Tuke School project
Published: 28 September 2010
Published September 28th 2010: The new Tuke School, for students with complex learning needs, opens its doors today. (Tuesday 28th September). The building, in Daniel Gardens, is the first to be del
New Faraday school welcomes first pupils
Published: 28 September 2010
Michael Faraday Community Schools' new building opens this week. The school was designed by an award winning architectural practice.
Safe crossing for Nell Gwynn Nursery School children
Published: 15 July 2010
Parents, teachers and schoolchildren at Nell Gwynn Nursery School celebrated last Friday (9 July) the opening of a new zebra crossing which they campaigned for.
Southwark BSF projects will all go ahead, despite government cuts
Published: 9 July 2010
Southwark's secondary schools have emerged unscathed from massive cuts in government funding to rebuilding projects, it was confirmed today.
Southwark school out of special measures
Published: 29 June 2010
A headteacher has today thanked parents and staff for their efforts to bring a Southwark school out of special measures.
Southwark school out of special measures
Published: 22 June 2010
A Headteacher has today thanked parents and staff for their efforts to bring a Southwark school out of special measures.
How does your garden grow? Pretty well thanks say Camelot Primary School pupils
Published: 24 March 2010
Camelot Primary School pupils got their hands on gardening tools to turn an area behind the school from an overgrown wildlife and nature garden into a flourishing garden space and educational resource
