Berkeley Academy

Berkeley Academy is an outstanding school (Ofsted 2014). We are situated on Cranford Lane (Heston) in the London Borough of Hounslow. The school caters for children between the ages of 3 and 11 and has places for 420 full time pupils and 52 part time places in the Nursery.

In June 2015, Berkeley appeared in Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools annual report and was cited as one of the most improved schools in London and across the whole country. The Chief Inspector praised the leadership of the school for bringing about remarkable transformation so that Berkeley is now one of the very best schools in the country.

Berkeley is part of the Cranford Teaching School Alliance, an outstanding partnership for teacher training and staff development and a Teach First Partner School. At Berkeley, children benefit from dedicated and highly skilled staff, with high expectations of learning and achievement, well-resourced classrooms and an extensive outdoor environment which includes a large sports field and several playgrounds.

Berkeley Academy provides extremely high quality education for all pupils. The school encourages a partnership between home and school to ensure that all pupils make outstanding progress and attain excellent results at the end of each Key Stage.

All staff are aware of their responsibilities in relation to child protection. The school works closely with external professionals to safeguard the welfare of all its children. Governor’s work very closely with the Executive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in making decisions about the development of the school to ensure that academic progress remains the key priority at all times.

Berkeley Academy provides all students with a broad, balanced and dynamic curriculum. The aims of the school go beyond the academic to include the education of citizens for tomorrow with a clear focus of mutual respect and tolerance. Relationships between pupils and their teachers are excellent. Pupils' behaviour is outstanding. Pupils are full of enthusiasm and their attitude towards learning is exceptional.

The school is committed to innovation and prides itself in being at the forefront of national and international developments. The school encourages staff to further their subject and teaching expertise through higher level university study and school based research. Working with its partners, Berkeley plays a pivotal role in leading the development of the education system so that our students and staff benefit from the most up to date opportunities, educational practice and new learning technologies.

Berkeley Academy is part of the Teaching Schools Alliance led by Cranford Community College, a designated “Teaching School”. We only recruit outstanding teachers and those that show the potential to be so. We provide an extensive training programme for all staff to ensure that they remain highly skilled, well-motivated and highly qualified. Berkeley's teachers lead outstanding learning which translates into outstanding student progress and outcomes.

The school has a mission of ‘Transforming the Community’. Berkeley is thoroughly integrated within the local community and is focused on driving improvement within and beyond our local area. The school ensures that the young people of Berkeley and its surrounding areas achieve as highly as possibly in every educational and social field. The wide range of extra-curricular clubs and amazing opportunities help develop students wider education and create a real passion for learning and love of what students study.