Most parents will be aware of the growing demand for school places in Kingston Borough.  To address this problem the Liberal Democrats on Kingston Council have so far: Build the new Lime Tree School on Surbiton Hospital Site Expanded Grand Avenue School and Christ Church School in Berrylands and St Matthews School in Surbiton Opening […]

Adult education needs to vacate the North Kingston Centre by August this year, so that the work can begin on a new 6 form of entry secondary school due to open in September 2015. Originally part of the plan was to extend the King Charles Centre on Hollyfield Road and use the Beaconsfield Centre in […]

If your child will turn 5 between 1st September 2014 and 31st August 2015, you need to apply for a reception school place by 15th January 2014.  Full details of the online process can be found here. Kingston schools are expected to experience a high number of applications again this year.  To help ensure sufficient […]

Government funds to vacate a north Kingston education centre and build a new school on the site have been secured. The Education Funding Agency has agreed to foot the bill for Kingston Council’s plans to move adult education and other services from the North Kingston Centre in Richmond Road, earmarked as the site for a […]

Following years of frustration for parents and councillors who have campaigned for a new secondary school in North Kingston, the DfE has finally announced today that a new free school will be provided at the North Kingston Centre from September 2014. Kingston Educational Trust (KET) made up of Kingston University, Kingston College and Education Kingston […]

More Kingston parents than ever before have been offered a primary school place at one of their preferred choices despite soaring demand for places. Kingston Council’s initial allocation of reception class places from September this year shows that: 95 per cent of applicants in the borough have been offered one of their preferences (up from 94 […]

This weekend Yogan tried out the new Zebra Crossing on Maple Road, by St James Road in Surbiton.  The raised crossing has been added to help slow traffic and provide better crossing routes between the River Roads and Maple Road shops and the town centre.  This is particularly important for Maple Infant school and St Andrew’s and St […]

There are several interesting items on the agenda for the Surbiton Neighbourhood meeting on 20th March 2013.  All neighbourhood meetings are open to the public and we are keen to hear from residents on all issues.  There is also 30 minutes at the start of the meeting for public questions on any subject. This meeting includes […]

Kingston’s overall attendance rate in the 2011-12 academic year was 95.6 per cent (up from 95.2 per cent the previous year), the third best nationally, with 738 pupils achieving 100 per cent. In 2004 Kingston Council was the first local authority in the country to award Mayor’s Medals to pupils who achieved 100 per cent […]