Paddington Academy
| Motto | The best in everyone |
|---|---|
| Established | 1 September 2006 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Katie Gillam and Peter Jones |
| Location |
Marylands Road London W9 2dr England |
| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| DfE number | 213/6905 |
| DfE URN | 130912 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1146 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours |
Navy and Pale Blue |
| Website | paddington-academy |
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. Established in September 2006, it is run by United Learning, the new name of the United Church Schools Trust. The school has a curriculum specialism in Media and Performing Arts and Business and Enterprise. It was officially opened by The Princess Royal on 19 March 2009.
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 since just 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 a number of 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.
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." 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."
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 amount of students managing to reach the sufficient grades. 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 manage 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.
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