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Former Malbank School pupil to stand for UKIP in General Election

Former Malbank School pupil to stand for UKIP in General Election

A former Malbank School pupil has been chosen as the UKIP Parliamentary candidate for Crewe and Nantwich in June’s General Election.

Cllr Michael Stanley was born in Crewe to a family that ran a number of pubs in Crewe from the 1970s to the late 1990s.

April 29, 2017
Willaston family to stage fashion show in memory of tragic daughter

Willaston family to stage fashion show in memory of tragic daughter

A Willaston family who’s daughter died from a heart defect aged just 22, are to stage a fund-raising Fashion Show in her memory to try and save other lives.

Funds raised will go towards the Ceri Palmer (nee Howells) Memorial Fund and help pay for heart screenings of young people.

April 27, 2017
More than 93% offered first choice school in Cheshire East, figures show

More than 93% offered first choice school in Cheshire East, figures show

More than 93% of parents in Cheshire East have been offered their first choice secondary school, today’s 2017 admissions figures show.

This is 9.6% better than the 2016 national average of 84.1%.

March 1, 2017
Hundreds protest in Nantwich town square over Govt school funding plans

Hundreds protest in Nantwich town square over Govt school funding plans

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.

February 27, 2017
Malbank pupils awarded £200 by Asda Community Champion

Malbank pupils awarded £200 by Asda Community Champion

Staff and students from Malbank School and Sixth Form College’s technology department have been awarded a £200 grant from Asda.

The Nantwich pupils have benefited from the supermarket’s Community Champion scheme.

February 25, 2017
Nantwich officers join pupils on outward bound trips

Nantwich officers join pupils on outward bound trips

Two Nantwich police officers set school pupils a fine example when they joined the teenagers on their outward bound trips.

PCs Matt Stonier and Marc Harley got stuck in to a range of challenges with year 7 students from Malbank and Brine Leas High schools.

December 5, 2016
Nantwich brothers triumph in national SkillBuild awards

Nantwich brothers triumph in national SkillBuild awards

Two talented Nantwich brothers have been crowned best young roofers in the UK in the national SkillBuild competition.

William and Andrew Emerton, both former Malbank High students, scooped medals in the 2016 final, run by Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

November 30, 2016
Malbank School pupils and staff help Arboretum World Record bid

Malbank School pupils and staff help Arboretum World Record bid

Malbank students, staff and governors have helped out in a World Record by run by the National Arboretum Memorial.

The Nantwich school on Welsh Row has supported a project which hopes to break the Guinness World Record for the biggest Christmas card.

November 17, 2016
Cheshire East axes Nantwich school bus service despite angry protests

Cheshire East axes Nantwich school bus service despite angry protests

A school bus service taking pupils from Willaston to Malbank in Nantwich is to be axed – despite vociferous protests by parents, teachers and councillors.

Cheshire East Council’s cabinet has upheld a previous decision to bring in a ‘walking route’ instead – which will take Willaston pupils over the London Road level crossing (pictured).

October 19, 2016
Olympics medal hero Bryony returns to Malbank School in Nantwich

Olympics medal hero Bryony returns to Malbank School in Nantwich

Olympics medallist Bryony Page returned to her roots to show students at Malbank School in Nantwich her Rio gong.

Page, from Wrenbury, won a silver medal at Rio after a stunning trampoline performance.

September 10, 2016
Malbank School students enjoy GCSE grades success

Malbank School students enjoy GCSE grades success

Malbank School GCSE students in Nantwich are celebrating excellent grades.

Top of the class was Bethany Lawrie, who achieved an amazing 7 A*s and 4 As.

August 25, 2016
South Cheshire College celebrates 10th year of 99% A level pass rate

South Cheshire College celebrates 10th year of 99% A level pass rate

South Cheshire College students and staff are celebrating ten years of 99% or above pass rate across A Levels.

This year’s results show a pass rate of 99.1% – above the national pass rate of 98.1%.

August 18, 2016
Malbank Sixth Form students celebrate ‘excellent’ A level results

Malbank Sixth Form students celebrate ‘excellent’ A level results

Students and staff at Malbank Sixth Form College in Nantwich are celebrating their A level results across the curriculum with 28 out of 31 courses offered producing 100% pass rates.

A third of all grades achieved were equivalent to A’s or A*’s.

August 18, 2016