Welcome

I am delighted to welcome you to Nightingale Community Academy where boys aged between 5 and 19 can find a safe and stimulating environment in which to learn. We are meticulous in our attempt to know and understand the needs of our boys so that we can deliver expert management and teaching of behaviour to facilitate high-quality learning experiences. We work with community and family to deliver a curriculum that is varied, stimulating and sympathetic to the complex needs experienced by the children in our care.

We take pride in the development of young people who can take the knowledge and experiences we provide into the next phase of their education or training. We aim to instil community values that enable boys to live healthy and fulfilling lives; certain in the knowledge that they have developed the skills and independence necessary to engage fully in an ever more connected and challenging world.

Andre Bailey - Principal


Everybody has the right to learn, to be respected,
to feel safe and to be treated fairly


The principal and leadership team, well supported by the Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust, have provided strong leadership, which has had a positive impact on the school’s effectiveness. As a result, there have been improvements in all areas, most noticeably in pupils’ behaviour and attitudes, the curriculum and in the wider opportunities for pupils.

Ofsted, February 2019

Latest News

Summer Camp

We have been asked to share information about the Parallel Youth Enterprise Summer Camp in Wandsworth. This will run from Thursday 25th July to Thursday 17th August and is open to 9-16 year olds in the SW London area. There …

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Police present awards

Huge congratulations to our students who were recognised at our special Awards Night in February. Awards were given to students in recognition of instances when they have shown our values of Integrity, Resilience and Leadership. In recognition of the importance …

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Inclusive Football at Fulham

Our footballers have been really enjoying their termly trips to the Fulham FC training ground for the Inclusive Schools League fixtures. We are one of 13 local schools and 280 young footballers with disabilities or special educational needs who were …

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Welcome new kids

We have some new arrivals at Tom’s Farm. The pygmy goats have given birth to kids! All mums and babies are doing well and settling in to life on our school farm. The kids are sticking close to their mums …

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