Jon Barr, headteacher at Meadowbrook Primary School in Bradley Stoke, is today quoted by a local paper as praising the benefits of boycotting SATs (national tests) for Year 6 children. According to the Bristol Evening Post, 63% of eligible schools in South Gloucestershire failed to submit test results for 2010 to the Department for Education. The boycotts were backed by
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Primary school makes Sunday Times top 50 list
St Mary’s RC Primary School, located in Webbs Wood Road in Bradley Stoke, has once again been rated one of the best state primary schools in the country. The school is ranked 41st in the latest Sunday Times league tables, with pupils having achieved a composite score of 296 (out of a maximum possible 300) in the 2008 SATs. More
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