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Torbay students achieve A-level A* grades

By pennypaignton

I detect such cynicism.

By Paignton_news at 14:19 on 19/08/10

Torbay's celebrating a successful crop of A-level results with all local schools reporting that students have achieved the new A* grade. To achieve an A* students have to score an A overall, plus at least 90% in each paper in the second year of their course. Exams regulator Ofqual had predicted that 7% of students would get an A* - some of Torbay schools have exceeded this figure. The average point score per student in Torbay has...
Paignton people: Back to school guide…

By matt2010

For all your school textbook needs - Torbay Bookshop is the place.

By Paignton_news at 11:35 on 18/08/10

The fun (or boredom) of the summer holidays will shortly be over and the school routine will start all over again. Stationary, uniform, shoes, coats, bags, will all need to be ticked off the checklist in the next few weeks. Despite the slating that Paignton town centre often receives it does have plenty of shops that sell stationary. Axworthys is the obvious choice. They have the widest range along with ever-friendly staff that...
Events in Paignton to occupy your kids over the summer holidays

By matt2010

Paignton Regatta timetable now up:

By Paignton_news at 10:53 on 13/07/10

Paignton – often touted as Torbay’s most family friendly town – is better equipped than most to combat bored child syndrome over the school summer holidays. Here is a few of the town's events summer events that will definitely keep the kids occupied and engaged... - Paignton Carnival Week: Runs from Saturday, July 24 to Sunday, August 1 all week on Paignton Green. Anderton and Rowland Carnival Fun Fair...

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Which are the best local schools in Paignton?

By pblogg at 15:48 on 27/08/10

Which school to take your child to is obviously a key decision that every parent must address. Location, past experiences, reputation, availability and recommendation are just some of the factors that come into play. Also the characteristics of the child themselves; their child's personality, learning style, and any special needs name to be considered. Nowadays the performance of schools is monitored more closely than...
GCSE results in Torbay are again “best ever” (yawn)

By seashopper at 11:06 on 25/08/10

Shock horror… GCSE results in the Bay published yesterday were apparently the “best ever”. Yes they were even better than the “best ever” results last year and the “best ever” results the year before… and so on and so on. Torbay Council said that these “excellent” results were attributed to a number of factors including “including significant improvements in...
South Devon College, Paignton, achieves outstanding overall A-level pass rate

By Paignton_news at 15:58 on 19/08/10

Students at South Devon College collecting their A level results achieved an outstanding overall pass rate of over 99 per cent, significantly higher than the national average of 97.6 per cent. An excellent 64 per cent of students at the college achieved High Grades A*-C. Principal Stephen Criddle commented on the college website: "These are superb results for South Devon College with many outstanding individual achievement...
Police run Paignton football project every Friday night

By Paignton_news at 15:45 on 13/07/10

A football project – with the aim of reducing antisocial behaviour and youth crime – has been running in Paignton for the past two months. Held at Paignton Community College on Friday evenings from 7.30pm until 9pm, the initiative is being run by Rob Payne (Paignton Community College FA Development Officer), PCSO Jamie Cree and Paignton’s neighbourhood policing team. The free football sessions have been focused to...
Check out the performance of each Paignton primary school!

By Paignton_news at 09:45 on 22/06/10

Local people can now check on the individual performance of Paignton primary schools! Click on Latest Buzz - then scroll down and click on the schools tab. Performance tables are listed on the right hand side of the page. If we’ve missed any please tell us. Secondary schools will soon follow…