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Students celebrating their results Picture: Sturminster Newton High School 

Sturminster Newton High School celebrates excellent GCSE results

STAFF at Sturminster Newton High School have been celebrating the exceptional achievements of their students in the 2024 GCSE…

Pupils celebrating their results Picture: Shaftesbury School

Smiles all round for Shaftesbury School students at A Level results day

SHAFTESTBURY School students will be attending a range of destinations including Warwick University, King’s College, Durham University and Manchester…

Picture: The Gryphon Sixth Form

Gryphon Sixth Formers congratulated for A Level results

STUDENTS at The Gryphon Sixth Form are celebrating after they picked up their A-Level and BTEC results today (August…

Students celebrating their results Picture: Sturminster Newton High School

Sturminster Newton High School celebrates A Level results

STUDENTS at Sturminster Newton High School have been praised for their “outstanding” achievements in their A Level and BTEC qualifications this year. A…

Kathryn Gadd, who received the grant last year Picture: Wiltshire Community Foundation

University bursaries available for Wiltshire students struggling to afford higher education

YOUNG people looking to go to university could receive a grant of up to £1,600 a year if they…

As well as providing money for local projects, the National Highways’ social value fund is part of a wider commitment to ‘give back’ to the area Picture: National Highways

Trent school pupils enjoy £1,500 garden upgrade

PUPILS at Trent Young CE Primary School have seen their garden area upgraded to encourage more children to grow…

1600 ribbons were tied to the school gates - approximately one ribbon for each village child that would have attended the school since 1861 Picture: Winterborne Stickland Nursery School CIC

Winterborne Stickland villagers band together to save “heart of the village”

THE saying may be “it takes a village to raise a child” but in this instance, it takes a…

Teacher Fran Ellis, with the school's Eco Committee Picture: Sherborne Primary School

Sherborne school’s eco-heroes get special award

SHERBORNE Primary School was awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag…

Pupils at Sherborne Abbey Primary School were praised in the SIAMS report

“Polite, courteous and thoughtful” Sherborne pupils praised after school inspection

“THIS is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it”. So runs the basis…

The school celebrating being an Outstandingly Happy School Picture: Hazelbury Bryan Primary School 

Dorset primary school is double award winner

HAZELBURY Bryan Primary School was recognised with two awards for its efforts to uplift pupils and to create a…