ASHCROFT TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY in Greater London, Wandsworth

Education Centre Information: Ashcroft Technology Academy:

Establishment Type:Academy Sponsor Led
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Wandsworth
Reason Establishment Opened: New Provision
Establishment Open Date: 01/09/2007
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Total Pupils: 1192
Number of boys: 701
Number of girls: 491
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Special Educational Needs:

SEN Priority 1:ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Background:

ADT College is a CTC which opened in 1991. It has refurbished buildings in Wandsworth, South London. The college is expected to become an academy in 2007/2008. All students study vocational as well as academic subjects leading to public examinations. All key stage four students study on a B-Tech First Certificate course as well as taking GCSEs where the emphasis is on science, maths and technology. The college offers a wide range of sports to all boys and girls, organise a wide range of trips and visits most recently to China. The college has strong community links, offering ICT classes to local primaries and ICT classes to parents. The college prepares children for living and working in the 21st Century. It provides a high quality, technology-rich, education for all its students with an international and vocational emphasis; harnessing the energies of students, parents and industry to establish a genuine partnership with the college for the benefit of all; having high expectations which will be reflected in the targets set for staff and students alike; providing quality opportunities for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all students; ensuring that the effectiveness of staff is maintained and developed through continuous professional development; establishing a business-like ethos underpinned by a belief in values and attitudes such as hard work, honesty, respect and concern for others.