Recent Ofsted inspections have shown that more than 80% of Surrey’s state schools are outstanding or good, after 313 of Surrey County Council’s primary and secondary schools were given the two best grades. 100 schools were judged outstanding and another 213 were rated good. The county council is responsible for 384 schools.
A brand new secondary school for at least 900 pupils is to be built in Surrey and opened in 2017 as the county council continues its largest-ever schools investment to meet spiralling demand for places.
The Government has given Surrey County Council a £5.3 million boost towards its £15 million bill to fix flood-damaged roads, the eighth-highest in England.
Surrey join forces with other local councils to ask the Department for the Environment to give £1 million from a flood relief pot to build up to four permanent reservoirs.
Following the success of National Apprenticeship Week, Surrey County Council has announced that the 500th apprentice to be recruited through their scheme to get teenagers into work began his new role this week.
David Hodge, the Leader of Conservative-run Surrey County Council used his Leader's statement at Full Council today to announce the launch of a new campaign against litter.
At today's meeting of the County Council, Leader David Hodge outlined the financial challenges facing the authority and confirmed recent successes of the Conservative Administration
