A new primary school has opened in the Bristol North Fringe to serve the growing demand from housing developments surrounding the former Filton Airfield.
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Category: Education
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Patchway Community School Post-16 exam results
Post-16 students at Patchway Community School have recorded 100 percent pass rates at A-level and in vocational subjects. Outstanding individual performances highlighted by the school include: Jack Palmer achieved A in English literature, B in history and B in politics, and will be studying politics & international relations at Aberystwyth University Hannah Evans takes up a place at Cardiff University,
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Post-16 examination successes at Patchway Community School
Details of this year’s Post-16 examination results for students at Patchway Community School show that 44 percent of all grades awarded were in the A*-B band (compared to 51 percent in 2017). The overall pass rate was 98 percent. Students’ performance in vocational subjects remains strong, with 74 percent of all grades awarded being at Distinction level or above, which
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Construction starts on new £5.6m primary school in Charlton Hayes
Bristol construction firm Beard marked the start of works on the new Charlton Wood Primary Academy with an official ground-breaking ceremony carried out by new headteacher Neil Lankester. Beard is working with Endeavour Academy Trust and South Gloucestershire Council on the delivery of the £5.6 million state-of-the-art academy which is being built on the North Field section of the old
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Refugee named Community Learner of the Year
A refugee living in Patchway has been named as the South Gloucestershire Community Learner of the Year for 2017. Hecham Alsaiyad, 39, worked as a pharmacist back in Syria but the civil war in his country forced him to leave. He came to the UK under the refugee resettlement programme to make a new life for himself and his family. Hecham, his wife
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Patchway secondary joins Olympus Trust
Patchway Community School (formerly known as Patchway Community College) has become the latest secondary school to join the Olympus Academy Trust (OAT), where it joins Bradley Stoke Community School and Abbeywood Community School (Stoke Gifford), along with five local primary schools in Bradley Stoke, Filton and Stoke Lodge. The Patchway secondary had been in discussions with OAT for some time,
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Patchway Community College “proud” of students’ GCSE achievements
Patchway Community College reports that 46 percent of its students achieved at least a Grade 4 ‘pass’ (equivalent to a grade C) in both English and maths in this year’s GCSE examinations. Sixty-nine percent of students achieved an English ‘pass’ and 53 percent gained a ‘pass’ in maths. Notable individual successes highlighted by the school include: Julia Barela 1 A*, 3
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Record post-16 results for Patchway students
Students at Patchway Community College have achieved record results in this year’s post-16 examinations. Fifty-one percent of all grades were A*-B or equivalent and 80 percent were A*-C. The pass rate was 99 percent. Headteacher Karen Cornick praised the hard work and commitment of students and staff: “We are thrilled with this set of results! Our students have worked incredibly hard to
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Patchway Community College awarded multi-million pound investment
Patchway Community College has been awarded in excess of £4 million to refurbish its site. The money will be used to fund roof and heating system replacements and building refurbishments. This includes funding from central government and also local developers to provide a floodlit AstroTurf facility and a variety of other improvements. The money is ring-fenced for use at Patchway only
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Information event for new Charlton Hayes primary school
The Endeavour Academy Trust is currently finalising plans for a new primary school on the Charlton Hayes development in Patchway. The new 420-place primary school is due to open in September 2019 to Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children. The trust would like to give local residents the opportunity to meet the headteacher designate (Neil Lankester) and trust CEO (Barbara
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