• Another point to Hackney's youth: Stoke Newington School achieve record breaking GCSE results in 2011.

  By Sophie_RT at 10:51 on 26/08/11

  

  Last week Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form College achieved amazing A Level results for 2011, and now they've trumped their GCSE record too, with almost three quarters of students getting five or more A*-C grades. There was a 10% increase in the number of Year 11 students landing three or more A/A*s, reaching over 38%. Stoke Newington School's headteacher, Annie Gammon, praised the students' achievements, saying: "We are...

• Celebration Time: A-Level Results at Stoke Newington Sixth Form are at a record high in 2011

  By Sophie_RT at 17:38 on 20/08/11

  

  Stoke Newington School's sixth-formers have plenty to celebrate this weekend, as Thursday's A Level results have shown a huge improvement on last year's grades. A whopping 99% of students passed their A Levels at Stoke Newington's sixth form this year - a rise of 15% on 2010. And 55% scored a B grade or above; again, a huge improvement. It's particularly nice to see these kind of achievements since Hackney's youth recieved such bad...

• Green is this season’s colour for Hackney pupils

  By TLTHackney at 16:39 on 07/12/10

  

  Hackney school pupils took to the catwalk this week at an event to show how being green can be both fun, fashionable and hassle-free.   Students from Stoke Newington High School, Horizon School and Hackney Free and Parochial Secondary School showed off designs they had made entirely out of recycled material, thanks to the Hackney Re-Made project organised by the fashion recycling charity TRAID, The Learning Trust and London...

• Stoke Newingtons children make history AGAIN

  By RosieWatts at 11:34 on 01/09/10

  

  There is nothing like smashing a national average of GCSE success that is however if you can do it for the second year running. I've been looking around at the local schools this week and have provided you with a little insight into the local schools and their achievements. Students from all over the borough have helped to put Hackney on the educational map by having around 55 per cent of students achieving five or more GCSEs...

• Your guide to going back to school in Stoke Newington

  By RosieWatts at 21:53 on 19/08/10

  

  The school holidays have gone in a flash and all of a sudden it's going back to school time.  With most schools in Hackney going back on Wednesday September 1 I've had a look at the best places to go in Stoke Newington to give you a guide of where to go. If your child attends Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form then the school recommends you buy all uniform and PE uniform from local school uniform suppliers Henry Taylor at...

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