What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The latest inspection of The South Leeds Academy by Ofsted has once again found the school to be ‘Inadequate’ in a report published on Monday (30 January 2017). The report states that “Outcomes for pupils are too low. Pupils do not attain as well as they should.” However the school
If your child is due to start primary school in September 2017 you must apply for a place before 15 January 2017. All school admissions are handled by Leeds City Council and you must make an application even if your child has bothers or sisters already at school or they
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School has been judged as ‘Good’ in the latest Ofsted report dated 27 June 2016. Headteacher Mrs McNulty said she was “extremely delighted” with the judgement. The inspection team recognised the positive ethos of ‘One World, One School’ which underpins all aspects of the “calm and harmonious”
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” I’ve had this line from the song ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ running round my head. Maybe it was the documentary about Janis Joplin I watched, or maybe it was Education Secretary Nicky Morgan offering schools the ‘freedoms’ of becoming academies. The
Academy described as failing 18 months ago is removed from Ofsted’s serious weaknesses category. The South Leeds Academy, once described by the government as failing to provide an adequate education for its students, is celebrating after being removed from the serious weaknesses category following a visit by Ofsted inspectors in
Most schools in South Leeds are good or outstanding according to recently published tables of Ofsted findings for 2013. Ofsted use four categories to grade schools: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Unsatisfactory. Of the 24 schools in LS10 and LS11, 78%, just over three quarters, were judged Good or
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start with a plug – watch out for Stank Hall Barn on the telly on Thursday (5 December), it will feature in Restoring England’s Heritage (7:30pm BBC1) presented by John Sergeant.
Leeds City Council is looking for ordinary people to do something extraordinary for a child in Leeds – become adoptive parents. People who are interested in finding out more about adopting a child in Leeds are being invited to attend a pop-up information stall at Trinity Leeds on Saturday
It’s the Leeds Half Marathon this Sunday and I have a confession to make. Back in September, in this column, I told you that the Olympics had inspired me to start running again and my target was to run in the 2013 Leeds Half Marathon. I’m sorry folks, it’s not
Childcare development worker Michele Lofthouse has sent us this information on a south Leeds pre-school: We are a very small family friendly preschool based in the Asha Neighbourhood Project on Statford Street in Beeston. Asha is a local women’s charity which supports local women in accessing mainstream services and developing