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“they can now prepare to take their next steps into Sixth Form and further education knowing what their efforts can achieve” Students at North Oxfordshire Academy received their GCSE results earlier today.   With the return of pre-pandemic exam arrangements, 62 per cent of students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths.   Just […]

A Tudor Hall student was named as one of the highest performers by the examination board At Tudor Hall school over a quarter of today’s GCSE results were awarded the top grades of 8 or 9.   Nearly half were graded 7 or higher, which is almost double the figure for girls nationally. There was a […]

The results are some of the best the school has seen Staff at Blessed George Napier Catholic School say they are delighted for all their students as they collected their GCSE results today.  Half of the students achieved a grade 7 or higher in one of their exams. Today’s results are some of the best […]

“With this cohort of students, we can be assured that the future is bright!” An ice cream van was on hand for Magdalen College students in Brackley as they collected their GCSE results on Thursday morning. 220 students sat examinations earlier this year and headed to the school to collect their results at 11am. Headteacher […]

Superb results are praised with thanks to those who helped students At the Warriner School in Bloxham teaching staff have congratulated the 245 students who received their GCSE results today. 77 percent of students achieved a standard pass in English and 72 per cent a standard pass in maths.   The combined figure for a standard […]

Proud students met or exceeded their demanding targets Students at Chenderit School in Middleton Cheney have achieved top grades in a wide range of subjects in today’s GCSE results. The school says that students have met or exceeded their demanding targets with 77 per cent achieving a standard pass in English and 67 per cent […]

Strike action by member of the RMT union is taking place Chiltern Railways is asking customers to check before they travel with more industrial action set to take place this Bank Holiday weekend. On Saturday a limited service will be running between 8.00am and 10.30pm due to strike action by members of the RMT union. […]

Younger players, volunteers and a club legend are all honoured Ten members of Banbury Cricket Club have been named as winners at this year’s Grassroots Cricket Awards.   The club has also won an award for its moves towards tackling climate change. The awards are organised by Oxfordshire Cricket and seek to reward and recognise volunteers […]

The plane came down close to the A44 just before 3.05pm A pilot has lost his life after his light aircraft crashed in a field close to the A44 in Enstone.   The plane came down shortly before 3.05pm today (Tuesday). Emergency services have secured the scene and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are in attendance. […]

“this is massively outside our comfort zones but we’re determined to motivate each other” Two members of the Katharine House Hospice team who have cheered on, encouraged and promoted fundraising runners over the years will this year follow the old adage of “putting your money where your mouth is”! Hannah Timms and Carley Lambourne from […]