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VIP Open Event at Tom’s Farm

Last week we held our first VIP Open Event. Guests had the opportunity to enjoy refreshments and fresh produce, get a tour of the farm, listen to talks from Josh Farrell, Farm Manage, Andre Bailey, Principal and School Therapists on …
20th May 2019

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

We have been working in collaboration with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The whole school participated in music workshops over a two-week period which culminated in 6 students being selected to perform at The Northern Trust and at The Royal Festival …
23rd April 2019

Happy Easter Bunnies

A big thank you to RBI in Sutton for donating 40 Easter Eggs to Nightingale Community Academy! We had some very happy primary students on the last day of term!  
15th April 2019

Animator in the making!

Omarie, a pupil from key stage 3 wants to be an animator when he leaves school. He is very creative and spends a lot of his time creating character profiles and settings. During an art and design lesson, he made …
8th April 2019

Incubation Project

Nightingale Community Academy is now offering an Incubation Project to schools. This was inspired by the amount of interest we had in our own projects and is an opportunity that we are able to offer to other schools. Schools will …
2nd April 2019

New arrivals on the farm!

Since last summer Tom’s Farm has undergone a transformation due to the tireless efforts of Josh the Farm Manager. Josh has expanded and developed the farm, creating a safe, educational and calming environment in which students can spend time learning …
2nd April 2019

A trip to Kew Gardens

As a part of their Inventors and Investigators topic, Cherry class visited Kew Gardens for a session on Pollination. Pupils learnt all about what pollination is, why it is necessary and had a chance to explore the diverse plant life …
11th March 2019

Making a plasti-scene!

Nightingale Community Academy had a visit from Chocolate Films, a company that offers filmmaking workshops, which enable participants to take their creativity, imagination and skills to the next level. Pupils participated in a “Claymation Workshop” where they created characters and …
11th March 2019

Latest Ofsted report confirms school view of excellent progress since academy conversion

Nightingale Community Academy was pleased to have a recent visit from Ofsted. The latest report confirms the school has made excellent progress since joining OHCAT and converting to academy status. The report found: “The principal and leadership team, well supported …
20th February 2019

British Esports Championships – Round 1

Nightingale Community Academy had their first competitive game of Rocket League against the Gateway part of Haybrook Academy. Charlie, Nick, Kemar and Harry (The Nightingales) put up a stellar performance but ultimately the result didn’t go as planned with Gateway beating …
7th February 2019

British Esports Championships

The British Esports Championships is a team based, competitive video gaming tournament for students aged 12-19 across the UK. Nightingale Community Academy is one of eight institutions taking part in the “The Champs for Alternative Provision” (AP), which is the …
6th February 2019

Ofsted Inspection 2019

Inspection of Nightingale Community Academy by Ofsted We have just told your child’s school that we will inspect it on 23 January 2019. The lead inspector will be Grace Marriott. We are writing to you because we would like to …
23rd January 2019