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Search underway for head of new Kingsbourne Academy in Nantwich

Search underway for head of new Kingsbourne Academy in Nantwich

Bosses of the new Kingsbourne Academy in Nantwich are now recruiting for a new head of school.

The primary school is currently being built close to Nantwich Town’s ground on the Kingsbourne estate and is set to open its doors to pupils in September 2026.

January 12, 2026
Malbank pupils in Nantwich team up to adopt guinea pigs

Malbank pupils in Nantwich team up to adopt guinea pigs

Young pupils at Malbank School in Nantwich have adopted special furry friends to help with their learning!

The school adopted four female guinea pigs before Christmas that are being looked after in Sixth Form.

January 8, 2026
Project Playgrounds transforms play area at Nantwich primary school

Project Playgrounds transforms play area at Nantwich primary school

A primary school playground in Nantwich has been transformed after pupils teamed up with a company to deliver a new outdoor space.

Thermapply, through its play marking solution Project Playgrounds, worked with youngsters at St Oswald’s Primary School in Worleston.

December 6, 2025
Pupils in Stapeley are safer on streets after donation from developer

Pupils in Stapeley are safer on streets after donation from developer

Pupils at Stapeley Broad Lane Primary School in Nantwich have received a donation of reflective vests as part of Road Safety Week, helping students get to and from school more safely.

The donation, from David Wilson Homes, includes 60 hi-vis vests for pupils to wear while walking down busy streets, ensuring they can be easily seen when visibility is reduced on darker evenings.

November 28, 2025
Nantwich primary pupils taste college life at Reaseheath day

Nantwich primary pupils taste college life at Reaseheath day

Hundreds of pupils across Nantwich and Crewe discovered new career possibilities during a Year 6 experience day at Reaseheath College and University Centre.

The end of term event at the Nantwich institution introduced primary pupils to a range of exciting and high-value jobs available in industries they may not typically hear about.

July 30, 2025
Highfields Academy youngsters get giggling in Alzheimer’s fundraiser

Highfields Academy youngsters get giggling in Alzheimer’s fundraiser

Three Nantwich pupils have been having a right laugh – and raising hundreds of pounds for charity into the bargain!

Highfields Academy youngsters Zachary Lawson, Max Hastings and Oliver Taylor (all aged 11) have been encouraging fellow pupils to “get giggling and get giving” for the Alzheimer’s Society.

May 30, 2025
Nantwich school awarded Primary Science Quality Mark

Nantwich school awarded Primary Science Quality Mark

Staff and pupils at Calveley Primary School near Nantwich have the right chemistry when it comes to teaching science.

That’s according to a national scheme which recognises excellence in the way teachers deliver lessons and provide opportunities to pupils.

June 19, 2024
Schools could lose catering service amid further Cheshire East cuts

Schools could lose catering service amid further Cheshire East cuts

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The catering service that dozens of schools rely on to feed pupils could be axed amid further cuts planned by Cheshire East Council.

Schools across the borough have different arrangements in place, including some buying back from Cheshire East’s catering service or use another third party provider. Some schools provide lunches themselves.

February 6, 2024
Pupils bury time capsule on new housing estate in Aston

Pupils bury time capsule on new housing estate in Aston

Youngsters at Sound Primary School near Nantwich have buried a time capsule under a new housing development to show future generations what life was like in 2020s!

Pupils gathered items to be dug in at the 31-home Alderwood Gardens development.

January 25, 2024
Calveley Primary Academy has 100 reasons to celebrate

Calveley Primary Academy has 100 reasons to celebrate

Teachers, pupils and parents at Calveley Primary Academy have celebrated hitting a magic milestone after 20 months of progress.

The school, near Nantwich, had just 63 pupils enrolled when it became part of North West Academies Trust (NWAT) in September 2021.

May 27, 2023
Nantwich pupils create Coronation crowns for town centre

Nantwich pupils create Coronation crowns for town centre

Pupils from 14 primary schools and two secondary schools in the Nantwich Education Partnership have helped to create these colourful Coronation Crowns for the town centre.

The crowns are on display on St Mary’s Church green and Whitebeam tree next to it.

May 5, 2023
Stapeley pupils celebrate “Thinking Day” in uniforms

Stapeley pupils celebrate “Thinking Day” in uniforms

More than 50 youngsters at a Stapeley school donned their scouts and guides uniforms to celebrate “World Thinking Day”.

The pupils came together at Pear Tree Primary to mark the annual occasion.

February 20, 2023
Brine Leas pupils set to stage “Grease” at Crewe Lyceum

Brine Leas pupils set to stage “Grease” at Crewe Lyceum

Young pupils at Brine Leas School are set to take the stage and perform their production of “Grease” at Crewe Lyceum next month.

Staff and students have been working tirelessly on the show for several months.

January 29, 2023