Education and Learning

Bicester children are to benefit from a purpose-built, single storey building under construction at St Edburg’s CE Primary School on the Kingsmere development in Bicester.  Oxfordshire County Council is working in partnership with the Oxford …

Parents, schools, bus and coach providers, and Oxfordshire County Council have made ‘significant progress’ in finding solutions to the spare seats transport scheme to six local schools.   At its meeting of 23 May, Oxfordshire County Council’s …

Pupils in Faringdon will be able to enjoy learning and playing in a new purpose-built school, Folly View Primary, officially opened on Thursday 24 November.  Oxfordshire County Council has delivered the new £9 million school building for Faringdon …

On 18 November, England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, joined representatives from Oxfordshire County Council, Cherwell District Council, Oxford City Council, community groups, A2Dominion housing association and developer, …

Parents and guardians can now apply for their Year 6 child to attend a secondary school for September 2023.  Applications should be submitted online at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/secondaryadmissionsOxfordshire County Council is encouraging parents and …

A scheme to make streets around schools safer is set to continue in four primary schools in Oxford and Abingdon.A School Street is a timed road closure near school gates that restricts access for motor vehicles during school drop-off and pick-up …

People can now have their say on a proposal for permanent measures to restrict motor vehicle access to four school streets during school start and finish times to create a safer environment for children, parents and teachers to walk, wheel or cycle …

A total of 91.49 per cent (6,459) of applicants have been awarded their first choice for starting infant or primary school in Oxfordshire.  Last year’s figure was 93.09 per cent (6,409), meaning a slightly higher number of parents across the county …

Parents and children across Oxfordshire have been offered their first choice of secondary school for 2022/23 in the vast majority of cases. A total of 88.27 per cent (6,606) of applications have been awarded their first choice. A total of 96.42 per …