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GCSE results have continued to improve in Yate, yet again.

By jean1510 at 07:35 on 26/08/11

Schools in Yate have achieved another great year with GCSE results improving once again in most schools. At Yate International Academy 50 per cent of students achieved five or more A* to C grades including English and Maths, with 66 per cent achieving five or more A* to C grades. At the school, 16 per cent of all results with either an A* or A grade. In science, 77 per cent of all grades were A* to C, and sport students...
A Level Success In Yate and Sodbury

By jennifermoss at 09:38 on 19/08/11

Yate and Chipping Sodbury students helped South Gloucestershire have another successful A Level year. Council's member for children and young people, Sheila Cook, said: "The indications are that it has been another hugely successful year for A-levels in South Gloucestershire and I want to praise the hard work of students, teachers and parents for the achievements." Many students in the Yate and Chipping Sodbury area...
Countdown To Exam Results in Yate

By jean1510 at 20:21 on 17/08/11

Its exam results day tomorrow so I expect there are a few nervous teenagers in Yate tonight. I remember back to the day I collected my exam results. The thought of what would be inside the envelope filled me with unease, but my parents always said to me 'you can't change what's on the paper, but as long as you tired your hardest, then that all that matters'. Even if your expected to breeze through exams sometimes you...
Schools will celebrate wedding day

By Yate People at 09:00 on 21/04/11

MANY schools in the Bristol area are planning to celebrate the royal wedding in style. A host of playground parties are planned for next week in the three days that staff and pupils are back after Easter and before William and Catherine's big day. A dozen schools in the Brislington area have taken things further by organising an art exhibition on the theme What Makes Britain Great? A collection of pupils' best writing, film 2D...
Children race for charity at end of term

By Yate People at 09:00 on 13/04/11

CHILDREN at a Chipping Sodbury school have raised more than £800 for the Jessie May Trust charity. The Year 6 pupils at Raysfield Junior School organised their own race for life-style obstacle course around the school field. All pupils came into school on the last day of term wearing non-uniform, with many also wearing brightly coloured hats and wigs, making a donation to the cancer charity. The event, which included a cake...

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Primary Academy Opens In Yate

By WinnieM

I really like the academy in Yate and I think its a great asset to Yate.

By jennifermoss at 14:19 on 28/09/11

Yate's youngsters have become the first in the district to attend an academy status primary school. Woodlands Primary School, on Sundridge Park, was legally closed in the last week of the summer holidays and reopened this week as the primary phase of neighboring Yate International Academy. The school has retained the Woodlands name but will now be known as Woodlands Primary Phase, Yate International Academy. It means Yate...
It's written in the stars for local girls in their GCSEs

By jennifermoss

Congratulations to all the students at Red Maids.

By redmaid at 18:02 on 25/08/11

Congratulations to all the girls at The Red Maids' School for this year's GCSE results. 90% of the students at the school received A* to B grades in their exams. 28% of students who opened their envelopes this morning achieved A* grades. In Biology 50% of students got an A*, in French 43% of the girls achieved an A*, while in English Literature 33% of students gained the top grade. Recent investment in upgrading the school's...
Time is running out for primary school applications in Yate

By jennifermoss

This is always a daunting time for parents. Every parent would want their children to attend either...

By Trucks79 at 16:36 on 10/01/11

Parents in Yate and the surrounding area are reminded that the closing date for primary school applications is midnight on Saturday 15th January. If you haven't yet submitted your application then you can submit a primary school application quickly and easily online by visiting www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions. It is recommended that parents choose four preferred schools as school places cannot be guaranteed which means that if...
Yate Primary School Set To Grow!

By jean1510

It will be a great scheme as long as they maintain the allotments for years to come and it is not...

By jennifermoss at 17:11 on 02/01/11

St Paul's Primary school in Yate is one of four lucky Bristol schools to have won their very own allotment thanks to the Evening Post's Grow For It competition. Children from four schools in Bristol each collected large numbers of vouchers in order to win the opportunity to gain their very own allotments built at their schools. Local construction firm Leadbitter will be building the new allotment space at St Paul's Primary school....
First A Level Students From New Academy In Yate Are A Success

By jean1510

I cant wait to see the GCSE results now to see if there has been a rise in the number of A• - C...

By jennifermoss at 21:30 on 19/08/10

This year saw the first A Level students to come out of the new Winterbourne International Academy. Formerly 'The Ridings School', The Winterbourne Academy saw 97% of their students pass their A Levels with 47% gaining A* to C grades. This is great news for the new school and it shows that all the funding being driven into the Yate area for new schools and educational facilities is worth the money. There is one area however, that is...