THE percentage of pupils achieving the expected level in reading, writing and maths in state-funded primary schools in Essex has risen once again. Data released by the Department for Education today shows 81 per cent of 11-year-olds achieved level 4 or higher in their Sats…

A CANCER diagnosis did not stop brave Joe Sims from achieving a crop of top GCSE grades. When the 16-year-old, from Challinor, Church Langley, found a lump in his neck in February, he feared his chances of succeeding in the summer’s exams had been ruined.…

ESSEX County Council is congratulating thousands of Essex pupils who collected their GCSE results today. Just under 15,000 young people were entered for GCSEs at secondary schools in the county this year. Results show that about 58.7 per cent achieved 5 or more A* to…

STEWARDS Academy was very pleased with the GCSE results this year and particularly with the individual pupils and departments whose results exceeded expectations. Headteacher Rhonda Murthar said “It is so good to see the hard work of staff and pupils rewarded with the results they…

ST Mark’s West Essex Catholic School were once again celebrating results that yet again demonstrate strong English Baccalaureate, progress and individual success. 15% of pupils achieved at least 5 A*/A; 59% of pupils achieved at least 1 A*/A; 64% of pupils of those entered achieved…

ALMOST half of the students leaving Burnt Mill Academy this summer scored A* and A grades in their GCSE exams. An impressive 42% of students at the school, in First Avenue, Harlow, achieved at least one top grade. Star student Harry Grace not only has…

HARLOW College is celebrating its latest set of impressive A Level results, with high achieving students bucking the national trend of falling top grades by securing an impressive 27% pass rate for the top A* and A grades, compared to the national average of 25.9%.…

STUDENTS and staff at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School are today celebrating another fantastic year, with students once again achieving excellent results and many going on to universities, often the first in their family. Another superb pass rate was achieved with 97% of all…

AFTER learning the Hakka, circus skills and making music with junk, these students are excited to start their new schools in September. More than 100 children due to start in Year 7 after the six-week break took part in the first week of summer school…

FAMILIES from all different backgrounds joined together to celebrate their diversity at a Harlow school. Freshwaters Primary Academy, in School Lane, was keen to acknowledge the diversity of its families at the end of the school year. Its first Family Fun Afternoon enabled children to…

FAMILIES enjoyed celebrating the end of the school year with a BBQ and bounce. The annual end of year celebration gave pupils, staff and families at Little Parndon Primary School, in Park Mead, Harlow, an opportunity to relax and have fun together. Go Bonkers supplied…

STEWARDS Academy held a special event on Tuesday 7th July where 77 pupils who had worked hard across the year, without fear of failure, and demonstrated a thirst for excellence, were invited to Sports Presentation Evening. A spokesperson said: “As teachers we spend most of…

FRESHWATERS Primary Academy, in School Lane, held its first Diversity Week to help children to understand the differences between the families and communities around them. Each class discussed family trees before creating their own, demonstrating no two families are the same. The topics of culture,…

Major building work will transform a Harlow primary school over the summer. With the first phase of redevelopment completed at Cooks Spinney Primary School, in Cooks Spinney, earlier this year, more extensive work is now due to start over the six-week holiday. The new-look school…