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Donnington Heights School: Council Refuses Bid to Drop It
West Berkshire Council refused David Wilson Homes' bid to scrap the Donnington Heights school site and £4m fund on 2 October. The developer can appeal.
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West Berkshire Parent Pact: 581 Families Delay Smartphones
581 West Berkshire parents at 73 schools have signed a pact to delay smartphones until 14. Cold Ash's St Finian's head explains how her school backs it.
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West Berkshire Schools: £6.4m of Summer Building Work
Eight projects at seven schools cost £6,421,852. Falkland gets its £4.6m block in October; Thatcham Park's £828,000 early years building opened in July.
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New Theale SEND School Juniper House: Open Day 19 August
Juniper House School opens on Englefield Road this September for up to 15 children a day plus 8 living on site, with open days on 19 August and 24 September, 11am to 2pm.
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Newbury A-level results 2026: Downs 33% A*-A, Kennet 32%
The Downs School reported 33% of grades at A* or A and Kennet School 32%, against 31.5% across the South East. Every figure the two schools published.
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West Berkshire Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Starts 23 Oct
West Berkshire schools break for half term on Friday 23 October and for Christmas on 18 December. Kennet School's half term starts a week early, on 19 October.
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Newbury October Half Term: 10 Things On, 23 Oct to 1 Nov
West Berkshire half term runs 23 to 30 October 2026. Dinosaur World Live, Beale Park's pumpkin patch, GreenFest and the other dated things on locally.