Capital City Academy

Capital City Academy
Motto Success Breeds Success"
Established 2003
Type Academy
Principal Alex Thomas
Location Doyle Gardens
Willesden
Greater London
NW10 3ST
England
Coordinates: 51°32′25″N 0°13′58″W / 51.54016°N 0.23282°W / 51.54016; -0.23282
Local authority Brent
DfE URN 134226 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1112
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–21
Website CCA

Capital City Academy (commonly abbreviated to CCA) is a specialist Sports and Arts Academy in Willesden, North West London, in the borough of Brent.

Design

The School was designed by architect Sir Norman Foster and engineers Buro Happold, and is sponsored by Sir Frank Lowe. Capital City Academy was built to replace its predecessor Willesden High School, with its construction on the old school's playing fields opening in 2003. It was officially opened on 12 June 2003.

Inside the Building

Location

It is situated near Willesden Sports Stadium and King Edward VII Sports Ground. Although near Willesden Green, the school is in the parish of All Souls, Willesden. The school is also located not far from Roundwood Park.

History

The school began as Willesden County Grammar School on Uffington Road (off Doyle Gardens) in 1924, and was extended in 1932. There were five grammar schools run by the Willesden Education Committee from 1947. In September 1940, a bomb destroyed four classrooms, and a V-1 flying bomb landed nearby in 1944 at the junction of Doyle Gardens and All Souls Avenue. For one year in 1966 it became Willesden Grammar-Technical School when it amalgamated with Willesden School of EngineeringGoodson Road earlier known as Leopold Road Comprehensive This became Willesden High School when it went comprehensive in September 1967 when it joined with Pound Lane School on Pound Lane. It became an academy in 2003. It was the first of three academies in the UK, with the aim of attempting to overcome educational underachievement in deprived areas. At the time, Willesden High School had some of the worst GCSE results in the UK.[1]

Uniform

The school is quite strict about shoes they must be black and smart with no converse. Sports uniform is different and students must wear their house colour. All uniform can be purchased at Rumbles on Wembley High Street. Each year group has a different colour shirt. The jumper is royal blue, or less popular navy jackets and blazers can be worn. Trousers must be navy-not black, students get detention for wearing black trousers. Year 7 students wear a turquoise shirt or polo shirt Year 8 students wear a white shirt or polo shirt Year 9 students wear a sky blue shirt or polo shirt Year 10 students wear a royal blue shirt or polo shirt Year 11 students wear a navy blue shirt or polo shirt [2]

Sports Hall

The Academy's main sports hall is home to the PAWS London Capital basketball team, one of the leading clubs based in the capital city. Having recently featured in the British Basketball League for three years, the Caps currently compete in Division 1 of the English Basketball League.

Alumni

Willesden County Grammar School

Former teachers

References

  1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/925378.stm
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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