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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

Claymation in the classroom!

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

Fame for our Oxford Sandy and Black Pigs!

Our Farm Manager, Josh, switched farm for screen recently when he turned his hand to writing for the official Oxford Sandy and Black Pig Group website. The group’s site gives in-depth information all about these beautiful pigs, and Tom contributed a …
17th January 2019

Free Trees for Londoners

Nightingale Community Academy were delighted to discover that they had been chosen as part of the “Free Trees for Londoners” project. This project was launched by Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy and involves nearly 50,000 trees being …
11th January 2019

Performance with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

After weeks and weeks of practising and dedication, pupils from Nightingale Community Academy took at trip to The Northern Trust in Canary Wharf to perform with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a great experience for pupils and hopefully something …
23rd December 2018

Christmas Celebrations

Festivities were in full flow last week at Nightingale Community Academy. Students celebrated by wearing their favourite Christmas jumpers and having Christmas lunch! Christmas snacks and goods went down extremely well and raffle tickets were selling like hot cakes! Headteacher …
20th December 2018

Trip to Greenwich Royal Observatory!

Students from Nightingale Community Academy visited Greenwich Royal Observatory. Students Bradley and Brandon did a write up on the trip: We left the school grounds and went to Tooting Bec Station. We took the London Underground to Bank and the DLR …
26th November 2018

Annual Trip to Jamie’s Farm!

Students from Nightingale Community Academy returned to Jamie’s Farm after such a successful trip last year. Jamie’s Farm is a provider who offer ‘farming, family and therapy’ through a short residential stay and follow up programme. Their aim is to re-engage …
26th November 2018