Paddington Academy
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| Paddington Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Marylands Road , W9 2DR England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | The best in everyone |
| Established | 1 September 2006[1] |
| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| Specialists | Media and Performing Arts Business and Enterprise |
| Department for Education URN | 130912 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principals | Katie Gillam and Peter Jones |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1146 |
| Colour(s) | Navy, Blue & White |
| Website | paddington-academy.org |
Paddington Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school and academy located in Maida Vale in the borough of Westminster and the ceremonial county of London, England.[1] Established in September 2006, it is run by United Learning, which is the new name of the United Church Schools Trust.[2][3] It was officially opened by The Princess Royal on 19 March 2009.[4]
History
Paddington Academy opened in September 2006 as one of two new academies (along with Westminster Academy) established to replace North Westminster Community School. According to the government, North Westminster Community School was apparently failing with only 25% of pupils were leaving with 5 A*-C grade GCSEs. The initial plan was for the school to move to an older building located on North Wharf Road for its first term of opening and then move into a brand new building located on Marylands Road. However, work on the new building was severely delayed multiple times which forced the school to stay situated on North Wharf Road for a year before finally being able to move to the new and current site in 2007.[5][6]
Academics
In the academy's first Ofsted report in 2007, it was described as "[an] academy [that] rightly judges that standards remain low and that achievement is inadequate."[7] The academy's second Ofsted report and first full inspection in 2009 showed that there was an improvement in the grades of students however, there was a lack of consistency within the subjects. However, overall the school was described as "[an] academy which provides a satisfactory quality of education."[8]
In 2007, GCSE results showed that only 25% of students managed to get 5 or more A*–C grades including English and Maths. The following year that figure reached up 41%, a 16% increase. This then fell again to only 34% including English and Maths in 2009, a 7% decrease in the number of students managing to reach the sufficient grades.[9] However, in 2010 the number of students achieving 5 or more A*–C GCSE grades including English and Maths jumped to 62% and in total, 94% of students managed to achieve 5 or more A*–C grades, up from 86% the year before. As of 2011, the results show that figure has managed to rise again to 68% with a total of 99% of students managing to achieve 5 or more A*–C GCSEs, a 5% increase from last year.[10]
In 2010, Paddington Academy became the second most improved academy in England, was ranked the 5th best school in the country and was ranked 2nd for the most student progress.[11] As of 2011, it received the 3rd highest number of students receiving 5 or more A*-C GCSEs in Westminster and was ranked the 4th best school in England.[10]
In November 2011, the academy was judged as Outstanding by Ofsted.[12]
In August 2017, the Academy saw its results improving for the 6th year consecutively. Additionally, at GCSE level, the Academy scored a 0.74 improvement at Progress 8, placing the school in the top 1% nationally.
In August 2018, the Academy saw its results improving for the 7th year running, with students breaking their "School GCSE Records" – at GCSE level, 80% of their students gained at least a grade 4 in English and Maths. In addition, 60 of the grades gained by students were grade 9s, which is the highest attainable grade at GCSE and was achieved by only 3% of students nationally.[13]
At A Level, 32% of grades were awarded the highest marks of A* or A, 66% of A Level grades were awarded A*-B; 90% of grades were awarded A*-C and ten students gained at least 3+ A grades at A Level (7% of the cohort).[14]
The school achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.94 in October 2019 which placed the Academy in the top 1% of schools nationally.[15][16]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Establishment: Paddington Academy". EduBase. Retrieved 30 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "United Learning Trust, registered charity no. 1093277". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Academy Information". Paddington Academy. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Princess Anne opens Paddington Academy". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Mason, Paul (6 November 2006). "A "lost year of education" for Academy school?". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "United Church Schools Trust, registered charity no. 1016538". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Paddington Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Paddington Academy Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 30 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Anti Academies Alliance" (PDF). AntiAcademies. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ a b Loeb, Josh (26 August 2011). "Students at Paddington Academy celebrate GSCE results". West End Extra. Retrieved 30 September 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Paddington Success Nationally". Paddington Academy. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "STUDENTS BREAK SCHOOL GCSE RECORDS!". Paddington Academy. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "PADDINGTON ACADEMY STUDENTS CELEBRATE BRILLIANT A LEVEL RESULTS". Paddington Academy. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Paddington Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "PADDINGTON ACADEMY AMONGST BEST FOR PROGRESS". Paddington Academy. Retrieved 10 August 2020.