Schools & Colleges

Cost of school transport in Cheshire East spirals, stats show

Cost of school transport in Cheshire East spirals, stats show

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The cost of transporting children to school in Cheshire East is still on the rise, despite attempts by the council to bring it down.

The spiralling cost of school transport is one of the reasons the council is facing a predicted £7m overspend in children’s services at the end of this financial year.

September 17, 2024
New Pauline Quirke performing arts academy to open in Nantwich

New Pauline Quirke performing arts academy to open in Nantwich

A new performing arts academy under the name of TV actress Pauline Quirke is to open in Nantwich.

PQA Nantwich will be officially unveiled on September 20, based at Malbank School & Sixth Form College.

September 13, 2024
Brine Leas and Malbank hail “outstanding” GCSE results

Brine Leas and Malbank hail “outstanding” GCSE results

Headteachers at Brine Leas and Malbank schools in Nantwich today hailed “outstanding” GCSE results.

Both schools achieved top results and said they were “proud” of their year 11 students.

August 22, 2024
Students across Nantwich and Crewe celebrate A Level success

Students across Nantwich and Crewe celebrate A Level success

Thousands of students across Nantwich and South Cheshire celebrated their A Level, BTEC and T Level results today.

Celebrations took place at Brine Leas School in Nantwich with a number of students earning straight As and A*s which headteacher Paul Whitehead called “a phenomenal achievement”.

August 15, 2024
Millfields Primary Academy to celebrate 60th anniversary

Millfields Primary Academy to celebrate 60th anniversary

Millfields Primary Academy in Nantwich is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a year of transformation and festivities.

Formerly Millfields Primary School, the institution has converted to Millfields Primary Academy and joined the North West Academies Trust (NWAT).

August 9, 2024
Gold medals for green-fingered Reaseheath duo at RHS Tatton

Gold medals for green-fingered Reaseheath duo at RHS Tatton

A pair of talented horticulturists from Reaseheath in Nantwich won gold medals for their garden designs at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024.

Aspiring landscape architect Harry Dean received one of just four Gold medals awarded in the Long Borders category, while Horticulture graduate Callum Corrie took Gold in the RHS Young Designer of the Year competition on the show’s opening day.

July 30, 2024
Celebration time for Reaseheath College students in Nantwich

Celebration time for Reaseheath College students in Nantwich

Reaseheath College in Nantwich has notched up some impressive student enrolments and achievements.

The college’s annual awards ceremonies celebrated the success of 1,141 FE students who have achieved technical qualifications and skills in the past year.

July 23, 2024
Calveley Primary Academy earns reading gold honour

Calveley Primary Academy earns reading gold honour

Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich has been awarded for promoting its love of reading among pupils.

Liverpool Reading Quality Mark assessors have presented the school with a Gold Award.

July 20, 2024
New “arty” railway station shelters unveiled in Nantwich

New “arty” railway station shelters unveiled in Nantwich

New shelters adorned with Nantwich pupils’ artwork have been unveiled at the town’s railway station.

Artwork was completed by year 5 and 6 pupils at Nantwich Academy (formerly Wyche Primary School)

July 17, 2024
University Centre Reaseheath pioneers new veterinary exam

University Centre Reaseheath pioneers new veterinary exam

The University Centre Reaseheath in Nantwich has forged a new path in veterinary training.

It has become the first institution to develop a new exam on the use of a cutting-edge device that improves pet safety during anaesthesia.

July 3, 2024
Crewe and Nantwich students celebrate Cheshire College awards

Crewe and Nantwich students celebrate Cheshire College awards

Crewe and Nantwich students at Cheshire College – South & West attended an awards ceremony to celebrate their hard work, determination and talent.

Friends and family accompanied them and were greeted with drinks and canapés prepared by hospitality and catering students.

June 28, 2024
Reaseheath students hand over £20,000 from fundraising

Reaseheath students hand over £20,000 from fundraising

Big-hearted students and staff at Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich have handed over a whopping £20,000 to their chosen charity The British Heart Foundation.

The amount has been was raised by RAG (Raising and Giving) activities including a sky dive, a 34-mile  Sandstone Trail walk, a spooktacular Scarefest at Halloween and a campus chase team challenge.

June 25, 2024
Primary School Town Sports 2024 competition held at Barony

Primary School Town Sports 2024 competition held at Barony

By Jonathan White
Thousands of pupils and parents gathered at the Barony Park in Nantwich for another successful Town Sports event.

More than 30 primary schools across Crewe and Nantwich took part in the competition, one of the highlights on the yearly calendar.

June 22, 2024