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Ashcroft Technology Academy

Field	Value
name	Ashcroft Technology Academy
image	Ashcroft Technology Academy blue shield.svg
image_size	150px
established	2007 (formerly ADT College, est. 1992)
type	Academy
trust	Prospect Education Trust
head_label	Headmaster
head	Douglas Mitchell MA (Hons)
address	100 West Hill
city	London
country	UK
postcode	SW15 2UT
urn	135316
ofsted	yes
enrolment	1120
gender	Mixed
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
colours
Blue, grey and white
years	7 to 13
free_label_2	Sponsor
free_2	Lord Ashcroft
website

Blue, grey and white

Ashcroft Technology Academy, formerly ADT College, is a state secondary school in south-west London, Putney. The school has been awarded with the Charter Mark, Investors in People and the School Achievement Award. As of September 2006, organisations involved with the school include Cisco Systems, Sport England and the Arts Council of England.

Ashcroft Technology Academy is a secondary school for students aged 11–16 (academic years 7–11). The school also offers further education for students aged 16–18 (academic years 12 and 13) in their Sixth Form. The academy has undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment programme which was completed in Summer 2010. This included a purpose-built sixth-form and an Autism Resource Centre.

The academy is named after its sponsor, Lord Ashcroft. It is a registered charity under the formal name Prospect Education (Technology) Trust Limited.

History

ADT College was established in 1991 as a City Technology College, funded by donations from various organisations including ADT Security Services (whose owner at the time was Baron Michael Ashcroft), Unisys, British Gas and Young's (who sponsored the schools "music bunker"). In 2007, the school was converted into an academy and renamed Ashcroft Technology Academy after its main private benefactor. Preceding this period the Building was the site of Mayfield School, an all-girl's comprehensive.

Results

GCSE results: percentage of students achieving 5 or more grades A*-C (and equivalent) including English and Mathematics

2008 – 68%
2009 – 70%
2010 – 79%
2011 – 71%
2012 – 68%
2013 – 67%
2014 – 65%
2016 – 80%+

A-Level results: average points score per student

2011 – 843
2012 – 860
2013 – 881
2014 – 874

Admissions for Year 7

The school is oversubscribed; in 2010 there were 1,390 applications for the 210 places available.

The Sixth Form

Post-16 at Ashcroft provides students with a range of courses and teaching methods. The Sixth Form comprises Year 12 and 13 of around 150 students. Students need 7 A*-C in different subjects with a minimum of 4 B Grades at GCSE to progress onto Level 3 courses; however the International Baccalaureate students are required to have 8 A*-B Grades at GCSE.

Ofsted Report

Ashcroft Technology Academy's Ofsted report, from 2015, gave a result of "Outstanding", the latest report in 2021 is still "Outstanding".

Homework

The school issues weekly homework for each subject from years 7-11 using the Show My Homework platform. All issued homework can be found in the homework section on their website.

Controversies

In 2011, the academy was criticised after it was revealed that teachers' contracts contained a clause forbidding them from taking industrial action, despite such a clause being legally unenforceable in the UK. This was in addition to union negotiation rights not being recognised by academy leaders or governors. As a result, teachers belonging to the National Union of Teachers did not take part in strikes in June 2011 due to disciplinary concerns. The contract was called "draconian" by the Times Educational Supplement.

The school attracted criticism in September 2021 when it was revealed that the school had implemented a policy prohibiting the bringing of bicycles on to the school site, and also included bicycles in a list of other prohibited items including weapons, drugs, and pornography.

References

{{EW charity. 281159. PROSPECT EDUCATION (TECHNOLOGY) TRUST LIMITED
"2012 Performance Tables". Department for Education.
[http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135316] 2015 Ofsted Report
Kerra Maddens. (30 September 2011). "No industrial action, no negotiations and no reply". [[Times Educational Supplement]].
(10 September 2021). "South London school bans knives, guns, drugs and … bicycles".

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