• Department for Education Release Figures Relating to Stroud Schools

  By Gillinstroud at 16:02 on 28/01/12

  

  The department for education published the results of over 3,000 secondary schools GCSE and A Level exams yesterday as part of the Governments drive for greater transparency.  This meant the data provided was 400% more than had ever been released. The new tables of school performance include data on: •    how well disadvantaged children perform in each school •    whether previously high,...

• Stroud School Girl Win Design Renishaw Christmas Card Competition

  By Gillinstroud at 19:22 on 11/12/11

  

  Congratulations to Rhiannon Street, a 15 year-old pupil from Stroud High School on her win in the Renishaw's competition to design their corporate Christmas card. Rhiannon won the price of a £100 Amazon voucher with an amazing advent calendar style picture showing the Renishaw's 19th Century headquarters building. Students from a section of local secondary schools were asked to create a design that will be seen around the world...

• GCSE Results at Stroud High School

  By TomRichards00 at 12:20 on 28/08/11

  

  Figures published by exam boards showed that in England and Wales 23.2 per cent of girls papers were graded A* or A this year - a rise of 0.6 percentage points in the last 12 months. This came as no surprise to me as I waited alongside the anxious parents for Stroud High School's GCSE results this morning. Overwhelming whoops of delight from excited students left mums and dads relieved as the results envelopes were opened. Over half the...

• Former Stroud School Girl Wins Fashion Accolages.

  By Gillinstroud at 21:24 on 07/07/11

  

  Former Stroud High School pupil Suzi Gardner has won accolades in graduating from Britain's leading University for fashion, Central Saint Martins, London.  Former students from St Martins includes Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton (designer of the duchess of Cornwall's wedding dress), Stella McCartney, and other household names. In July, Suzi receives BA Hons in Menswear Fashion.  Her studies culminated in the display of her...

• Teachers Strike - Stroud Schools Affected

  By Gillinstroud at 14:13 on 27/06/11

  

  As schools across the country shut for the planned teachers strike on 30th June, it seems to be the Primary Schools in the Stroud region that will be most affected.   The action is being taken by members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ALT) in protest against pension reforms, which teachers say will mean working longer, paying more in contributions and getting less in...

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