• Shepton Mallet's Whitstone School celebrates best ever GCSE exam results

  By SheptonPeople at 13:14 on 25/08/11

  

  Nerves turned to joy for the the overwhelming majority of students at Whitstone School this morning with a record 71% students achieving at least 5 higher passes (A*-C).  Shepton Mallet's bright young things defied those who suggested that political issues like the scrapping of the EMA would demotivate students, instead showed a dramatic 11% increase on last years 5+ higher-pass figure. According to the school "all performanc...

• Railings fitted outside Shepton Mallet Infants after PCSO Dury takes the initiative

  By SheptonPeople at 18:40 on 19/10/10

  

  Those of you with Children at Waterloo Road School (Shepton Mallet Infants), or who have cause to drive past it, will notice new railings outside. The new railings were erected by Mendip District Council's Highways Department following a request made by PCSO Guy Drury.  PCSO Drury contacted Jeff Bunting from 'Highway's'.  A complaint had been made that children could come out of the main school gate with nothing to stop them...

• Beautiful garden wins pupils silver

  By SheptonMallet People at 11:00 on 16/09/10

  

  Pupils from Somervale School's Beautiful Futures Team have been awarded silver medals for their show garden built at Shepton Mallet's annual gardening show. Students from the Midsomer Norton school had only four days to design and build their garden at the showground. The aim was to have a simple design which used as many recycled products as possible and included a selection of plants grown in the school's garden area by the...

• Battle of Britain art competition for Somerset schools

  By marion_TLocal at 22:14 on 11/09/10

  

  A Special art competition for schools across Somerset has been launched  to commemorate the Polish contribution to the Second World War .(photo courtesy of John M) The Jan Kusmirek Award is open to pupils aged between 10 and 18 who submit a painting inspired by the Polish Air Force's role in the Battle of Britain, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this month. The winner will receive a trophy and a...

• Back To School....kerching!

  By SheptonPeople at 20:18 on 16/08/10

  

  Summer is just flying by this year.  It's that time when all parents start to think about the new School year, whether that is because they are getting organized, or simply need to cling to the idea that their routine will return some time soon!   When planning the return to School, everyone wants to make the pennies go as far as possible and so its always worth shopping around to see where you can get the best prices.  ...

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