Schools/colleges

PUPILS and staff at a primary school are celebrating an 'Outstanding' OfSTED report.

St Matthew's Primary School, in High Street, Yiewsley, was awarded the recommendation after a two day inspection.

The report makes reference to the good progress pupils make as they work their way through the school, and the standards of teaching.

The report also noted that the behaviour of pupils was 'impeccable' and that 'all adults work extremely well together'.

STAFF from Stockley Academy made an express trip to China as part of a link up with a school in Shanghai.

As part of the exciting partnership, 10 lucky students from the Academy in Park View Road, Yiewsley will get to visit China in June.

The Academy has been collaborating with Ganquan Middle School, since last year when they produced art together for the World Thames Festival.

ONE month since the UK's first Lego education centre launched, it is going from strength to strength.

The centre was launched at Stockley Academy, in Park View Road, Yiewsley, and since it began, students are feeling its benefit.

IT IS the time of year which sets parents nerves jangling, with the seemingly crucial decision to make of choosing a Secondary School for their children. Reporter DAN COOMBS spoke to Robert Lobatto, headteacher at Barnhill Community High School, in Yeading Lane, Hayes, about the process.

AN ACADEMY is spending thousands of pounds in defending its decision to permanently exclude one of its pupils.

Faysal Sulaiman, 16, of Warwick Road, West Drayton, was excluded from Stockley Academy last October, after getting into a fight with a fellow pupil, but his father is bringing proceedings for an appeal to a judicial review of the Academy's decision.

Students and staff are celebrating a best ever GCSE performance at Stockley Academy.

Students at the Academy in Park View Road, Yiewsley, achieved 25 per cent five A*- C grades including English and Maths.

BRIGHT students have been adding to their chance of success by passing their exams a year early.

In total, 38 students at Stockley Academy in Park View Road, Yiewsley, passed their Maths GCSEs either six months or a year ahead of schedule.

Jennifer Hill, curriculum leader for mathematics, praised the students for their hard work, she said: "We are very proud of the student achievements."

For pictures of the students see next weeks Gazette out on Wednesday (4/3)

SPEEDY pupils at Stockley Academy emerged victorious from a nail-bitingly close athletics competition.

The Academy in Park View Road, Yiewsley, hosted the latest round of the Borough Schools Indoor Athletics Competition last Wednesday (11/2), winning in the end by the narrowest of margins.

The competition was for year seven pupils, and events included relays, individual sprint and long distance running, long jump, triple jump and high jump.

Louise Du Plessis, sports teacher at Stockley Academy, said: "It went really well the children gave it their all, it was very competitive, and really tense."

The Stockley Academy team finished on 466 points, ahead of Vyners School pupils on 464, Uxbridge High on 463 and Harlington on 462.

The team now go through to the next round where they will compete against winners from elsewhere in the borough.