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£1.4m agreed for 75 new school places across two Wolverhampton primary schools

A council has agreed to spend nearly £1.4m to create an extra 75 places at two primary schools in Wolverhampton.

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£1.4m agreed for 75 new school places across two Wolverhampton primary schools

Education|2 hours ago

We visited the Staffordshire school where 'mind, body and spirit' is the key to learning and growth

Plus

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Walsall Council refuses planning permission for new sixth form block in Bloxwich over environmental concerns

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The top 20 best performing schools in the Black Country based on latest GCSE English and Maths

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We take a look around Wolverhampton College as our reporter remembers his life and times as a student

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News|May 18

Special school for children at risk of exclusion planned for Wolverhampton - here's where it could be

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