OHC&AT was formed in 2013 and since then we have made significant progress as one organisation to provide pupils and students with as many opportunities, resources and quality learning experiences as possible. Some of our key achievements to date are set out below.
Improved Quality and Standards
Carew Academy moves from ‘Good’ to ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, January 2020)
Orchard Hill College continues to be ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, November 2019)
The Link Primary School continues to be ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, November 2019)
St Dominic’s School Residential Provision continues to be ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, November 2019)
St Dominic’s School Residential Provision continues to be ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, February 2019)
Nightingale Community Academy improves its overall grade from’ inadequate’ to ‘Requires Improvement’. (Ofsted, January 2019)
St Philip’s School continues to be ‘Good’ (Ofsted, December 2018)
Bedelsford School continues to be ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, December 2018)
Dysart School continues to be ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, November 2018)
Orchard Hill College Matrix Re-accredited (October 2018)
The Skills Hub continues to be ‘Good’ (Ofsted, June 2018)
Young People’s Academy moves from Requires Improvement to ‘Good’ (Ofsted, March 2018)
Carew Academy moves from Inadequate to ‘Good’ (Ofsted, July 2015)
Orchard Hill College moves from Good to ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, Nov 2013)
Strategic Developments to meet pupil need
Dysart School, in partnership with Kingston Council, opens up a satellite provision to meet the need for more high-quality SEN places in the borough (September 2019).
Successful application (January 2019) for a new Free School in Hounslow ‘Wings Academy’ to provide 64 specialist places for pupils with SEMH needs aged between 11 and 19 years of age.
In partnership with Kingston Council, St Philip’s School introduces Year 5 & 6 provision from to meet demand for high quality SEN places in the borough (September 2018).
Successful application (March 2018) for a new Free School in Croydon ‘Addington Valley Academy’ to provide high quality school and nursery places for 150 pupils from 2 – 19 year olds with autism spectrum disorder. Addington Valley Academy will initially be located at our temporary site in Canterbury Road, Croydon for a small number of Year 7s. Our newly constructed school will open at Field Way, New Addington from September 2021.
Free School application for a new school for Carew Academy is successful (October 2016). The new purpose built school ‘Futures Academy’ will accommodate 246 pupils with a planned opening in the academic year 2021/22.
Free School application for a new school for Young People’s Academy and The Skills Hub in Hillingdon is successful (October 2016). Up to 220 students from Year 7 to post 16 will be accommodated in the new build with a planned opening in the academic year 2021/2022.
