Brine Leas School in Nantwich opened its doors to around 230 primary school pupils for its annual Activity Day.
The youngsters were actively involved in a range of practical activities – from making chocolate creatures to designing and building Lego robots.
Headteacher of Brine Leas Andrew Cliffe is to retire in December after 24 years at the Nantwich school.
He revealed his decision to parents and staff as pupils returned to the Audlem Road academy this week.
Excited students gathered at Malbank and Brine Leas schools in Nantwich today to collect their GCSE results.
And under a new 9 to 1 grading system and more challenging exams, both schools are celebrating excellent results
Brine Leas BL6 students in Nantwich have continued to gain very impressive A Level results, the school confirmed today.
The school’s sixth form saw 76% of the cohort gain A* to C grades with 22% of entries at A* or A.
Brine Leas pupils in Nantwich were given a Royal seal of approval for their efforts in the Duke of York’s iDEA scheme.
For the Duke himself flew in to the Audlem Road school to present bronze certificates to around 50 students completing the Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award.
Brine Leas School in Nantwich opened its doors to 250 pupils from years 5 and 6 throughout Crewe and Nantwich for its annual ‘Activity Day’.
Youngsters opted for a range of practical activities – from making chocolate creatures to ceramic animals, to developing CSI skills in the laboratory, to designing, making and launching their own rockets.
Council chiefs and headteachers in South Cheshire have given a cautious welcome to latest Government plans for schools funding.
Education Secretary Justine Greening unveiled the latest national funding formula plan this week.
Students and staff at Brine Leas in Nantwich are celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results.
It’s the first set of results under the new style 9 to 1 grades.
School staff and pupils in Nantwich are celebrating after another strong performance in A level results by Malbank and Brine Leas.
Many students are now lining up places at top universities around the country after picking their results today.
A Nantwich headteacher is investigating cladding used on his school buildings, in light of the Grenfell Tower disaster which claimed more than 70 lives.
Andrew Cliffe, head of Brine Leas School on Audlem Road, says he has asked “questions” about cladding on a number of buildings on his site in wake of the tragedy.
Brine Leas School in Nantwich has been rated as ‘good’ overall by Ofsted inspectors, with BL6 earning an ‘outstanding’ rating.
It was the first inspection for the Audlem Road school in nine years, and sees it drop down from an overall ‘outstanding’ grade.
Hundreds of families across Cheshire East gathered in Nantwich today to protest at school cuts under the Government’s planned National Funding Formula.
Teachers and parents in Nantwich and Crewe fear the new NFF will see Cheshire East worse off, facing a 4.5% cut in budgets over the next two years.
Primary schools in Nantwich may have to cut teaching staff by 25% if the Government’s national funding formula plan goes ahead.
And some may be forced to cut back to a four-day week.
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