Holy Trinity Church of England School in Ripon is holding an elf-themed day today in memory of a pupil who was killed in a fatal collision on the A61. Six-year-old Ihor Bartieniev, who was...

Ripon school to hold ‘Elf Day’ in memory of pupil killed in A61 crash
Holy Trinity Church of England School in Ripon is holding an elf-themed day today in memory of a pupil who was killed in a fatal collision on the A61. Six-year-old Ihor Bartieniev, who was Ukrainian, died as a result of a collision on the road between Ripon and...

Rossett sixth form back on site in 2024, says trust head
The sixth form at Rossett School in Harrogate will be fully operational from its own on-site facilities from September 2024, the Stray Ferret can reveal. It was reported earlier this year that the sixth forms at Rossett and Harrogate Grammar School were to merge, but...

Council approves multi-million pound Bewerley Park upgrade
Senior councillors have given the go-ahead for a major investment in its outdoor learning centres at Bewerley Park and East Barnby. North Yorkshire Council’s executive yesterday approved spending £4.2m on an 84-bed accommodation block at Bewerley Park, near Pateley...

Harrogate school invites ex-pupils to 50-year landmark carol service
One of the Harrogate district’s oldest primary schools is celebrating 50 years on its current site with a special carol service. Richard Taylor School was founded as Bilton Endowed School by Richard and Francis Taylor in 1785 and moved to its present location on...

Moorside Primary School in Ripon rated ‘good’ by Ofsted
Moorside Primary School and Nursery, in Ripon, has been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. The findings were published in a report yesterday following a two-day inspection in September. Government inspectors rated the school and nursery, which has 168 pupils, ‘good’ in all four...

Bewerley Park set for new 84-bed block as part of £4.2m upgrade
Bewerley Park, near Pateley Bridge, looks set to get a new 84-bed accommodation block as part of a £4.2 million upgrade. North Yorkshire Council has outlined plans to modernise its two outdoor education centres at Bewerley Park and East Barnby. The residential sites...

North Yorkshire’s special needs black hole could soar to £100m
North Yorkshire Council has revealed it is facing an annual black hole of up to £100m over its spending on special educational needs and disability (SEND) children in as little as four years due to spiralling demand for support services. While the council says the...

Bilton Grange remains a ‘good’ school, says Ofsted
Bilton Grange Primary School in Harrogate has retained its ‘good’ rating by Ofsted. The findings were published in a report on Thursday, following an inspection in October. It comes after the school was rated 'good' in 2018. Ofsted carries out short routine...

Parent fined for truant child at Harrogate school
A parent has been ordered to pay £260 for their child being truant at a Harrogate school. The 31-year-old mother pleaded guilty to the teenager failing to attend Harrogate High School regularly for a six-month period this year. The Education Act 1996 states a parent...

Harrogate nursery staff ‘adore the job they do’, says Ofsted
Kindercare nursery on Pannal Ash Road in Harrogate, has been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. The findings were published in a report yesterday following an inspection in October. Government inspectors rated the nursery, which was registered in 1993, as ‘good’ in all four...

20mph speed limit proposed for Harrogate’s Woodfield Road
North Yorkshire Council has proposed new road safety measures for Woodfield Road in the Bilton area of Harrogate. The project, funded through the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner's AJ1 project road safety fund, will see the introduction of traffic...

Petition calls for investigation into leadership of Harrogate district school
A petition calling for an investigation into the leadership of a Harrogate district school has been launched. North Yorkshire Council has begun moves to close Fountains Earth Primary School in Lofthouse, near Pateley Bridge. The school has no pupils left and although...