Capital City Academy
| Principal | Alex Thomas |
|---|---|
| Location |
Doyle Gardens Willesden Greater London NW10 3ST England |
| Local authority | Brent |
| DfE URN | 134226 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1112 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–21 |
| Website | CCA |
Capital City Academy (commonly abbreviated to CCA) is a specialist Sports and Arts Academy in Willesden, North West London, in the borough of Brent.
The School was designed by architect Sir Norman Foster and engineers Buro Happold, and is sponsored by Sir Frank Lowe. Capital City Academy was built to replace its predecessor Willesden High School, with its construction on the old school's playing fields opening in 2003. It was officially opened on 12 June 2003.
It is situated near Willesden Sports Stadium and King Edward VII Sports Ground. Although near Willesden Green, the school is in the parish of All Souls, Willesden. The school is also located not far from Roundwood Park.
The school began as Willesden County Grammar School on Uffington Road (off Doyle Gardens) in 1924, and was extended in 1932. There were five grammar schools run by the Willesden Education Committee from 1947. In September 1940, a bomb destroyed four classrooms, and a V-1 flying bomb landed nearby in 1944 at the junction of Doyle Gardens and All Souls Avenue. For one year in 1966 it became Willesden Grammar-Technical School when it amalgamated with Willesden School of EngineeringGoodson Road earlier known as Leopold Road Comprehensive This became Willesden High School when it went comprehensive in September 1967 when it joined with Pound Lane School on Pound Lane. It became an academy in 2003. It was the first of three academies in the UK, with the aim of attempting to overcome educational underachievement in deprived areas. At the time, Willesden High School had some of the worst GCSE results in the UK.
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