A Harrogate primary school has announced a new headteacher and deputy-head teacher. Hookstone Chase Primary School has appointed James Hughes as the new headteacher and Hannah Norton as the new...
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Harrogate primary school appoints new headteacher
A Harrogate primary school has announced a new headteacher and deputy-head teacher. Hookstone Chase Primary School has appointed James Hughes as the new headteacher and Hannah Norton as the new deputy headteacher. Mr Hughes has been acting head since October 2023. He...
Harrogate primary school receives ‘good’ Ofsted rating
St Peter’s Church of England Primary School in Harrogate has received a ‘good’ Ofsted rating. The school was inspected in March and the newly released report said St Peter’s is "a welcoming and friendly school" where children are taught "an ambitious curriculum" and...
Councillors reject last-ditch bid to save Fountains Earth school
Councillors have rejected a bid to ‘call in’ the decision by the Conservative-run executive to close Fountains Earth primary school in Nidderdale. North Yorkshire Council’s executive met last month in Northallerton to approve the closure following a consultation. It...
Masham school pupils don’t receive ‘acceptable standard of education’, says Ofsted
Masham C.E Primary School has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted. The findings were published in a report yesterday following a two-day inspection in January. Government inspectors said the school, which has 71 pupils, ‘requires improvement’ in three categories:...
Crime author who solved Ripon mystery revisits school mural 50 years later
Crime writer Malcolm Hollingdrake has returned to Ripon to visit a mosaic mural he created 50 years ago. In February, Holy Trinity Infant School enlisted the help of the Stray Ferret to track down the creators of a mosaic wall mural dating back to the 1970s. Mr...
Closed primary school near Boroughbridge could reopen as nursery
A school between Boroughbridge and Ripon that closed last year could reopen as a nursery. Skelton Newby Hall Church of England Primary School in Skelton-on-Ure struggled with falling numbers of pupils and was eventually forced to close after having just one student...
Bus operator defends itself after parents’ frustrations over new Boroughbridge service
A bus operator has responded to concerns raised by Boroughbridge parents about a new service serving schoolchildren. East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd, which trades as East Yorkshire Buses, this week took over the 22 service, which French-owned Transdev ran between...
New mural-filled nursery to open on Hornbeam Park
A new children’s nursery with hand-painted murals is set to open on Harrogate's Hornbeam Park. Nature’s Little Learners, which opened its first site in Starbeck in 2021, will soon welcome children from birth age to four-years-old. Owner Samantha Williams, who set up...
How North Yorkshire is coping with increased SEND demand
A “dire situation” and “under pressure” - those are just two phrases used to describe North Yorkshire’s special educational needs services. Over the last year, North Yorkshire Council has received more than 1,200 applications for support from parents with SEND...
The Stray Ferret guide: top independent schools in Yorkshire
(Image: Ashville College) This story is sponsored by Ashville College, Cundall Manor School and Queen Mary's School. Ashville College Ashville College is Harrogate’s only independent co-educational day school for pupils aged two to 18. Academically ambitious and...
Harrogate primary school receives ‘good’ Ofsted rating
New Park Primary Academy on Skipton Road in Harrogate has received a 'good' Ofsted rating in a report published today. The report describes the school as "welcoming and friendly" and says it ensure pupils "get the support they need from the moment they start". It...
Young flautist and actor win top prizes at Harrogate Competitive Festival
Flautist Alannah Saphir was crowned Young Musician of the Festival and actor Isabella Withy won the Speech & Drama Championship at the final concert of this year’s Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama. Alannah, a sixth former at St. Aidan’s,...
