Read More 3 minute read Education Finance Wandsworth has approved its special needs budget. The money has yet to arrive A £15m shortfall, a conditional government grant, and a 2028 deadline the council must race to meet. bySenior reporterMarch 17, 2026
Read More 2 minute read Crime Education No ‘school wars’ violence – but was that luck or good policing? Borough deployed CCTV vans, park police and school patrols. The honest answer to what it achieved is: we don't know. bySenior reporterMarch 4, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Education Finance Wandsworth: top of the class on special needs, bottom line in crisis 100% compliance, £21m shortfall. Why passing the test isn't enough. byKieren McCarthyMarch 1, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Education Wandsworth named in viral ‘Red vs Blue’ school violence posts: what parents need to know Schools, children's services and police are all responding as Round 1 looms on Friday. byPutney.news reporterFebruary 25, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Education Oasis Academy Putney plans to close: are these three primaries next? Griffin, West Hill and Falconbrook all operating below council's 22-pupil viability threshold. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 15, 2026
Read More 2 minute read Education From housewifery lessons to art studios: Hotham Primary’s 1908 building gets new life School seeks £50,000 to transform unused Annexe into specialist teaching space. byPutney.news reporterFebruary 14, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Education Oasis Academy Putney families: how to navigate the school transfer Parents must drive admissions process as 112 children face September placement deadline. bySenior reporterFebruary 14, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Education Oasis Academy Putney closing this summer amid school funding crisis Primary school flagged for cuts in December council papers now proposes July closure. byPutney.news reporterFebruary 11, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Education Theatre West Putney From nervous child to West End stage: the Putney teacher making it happen Alice Sheffield wins national award for transforming young performers' confidence. byClelia FrondaroliDecember 11, 2025
Read More 3 minute read Education Four schools closed, Putney next in line for cuts New council papers spell out 60-90 fewer Reception places by end of decade. byKieren McCarthyDecember 1, 2025