ACS Hillingdon receives an 'Excellent" rating for educational standards
On March 10th ACS Hillingdon received the awaited report on a recent inspection from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), the UK body that inspects over 1200 Independent schools in England.
The key outcomes of the report were excellence scores in the quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements and in the quality of the pupils’ personal development. The Inspectorate concluded that the school meets the standards in the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, and relevant requirements of the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, and associated requirements.
Just some of the other highlights in the report include :
• The school's curricular and extra-curricular provision is excellent and contributes significantly to the quality of learning and achievement in accordance with the aims of the school to educate the whole child
• The significant amount of excellent and good teaching demonstrates pace, variety and energy
• The quality of the pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent and a strength of the school
• The school is successful in meeting its aims of fostering a sense of belonging and community, and arrangements for welfare, health and safety are excellent
•The quality of links with parents, carers and guardians is outstanding and in accordance with the school's aim to build and maintain constructive relationships
"While we all think highly of our school, it’s natural, when immersed in school life, not to always be aware of what the school does so well. A report like this is an objective reminder of the very high quality of education and care in our school and the growth that our students experience” Martin Hall, Head of School commented.
You can read the full report here https://www.acs-schools.com/hillingdon/about/inspection-reports
Inspections are a little like London buses , you wait for one then they come together. ACS Hillingdon also recently received an accreditation visit from NEASC the New England Association of Schools and Colleges which credits and supports over 1200 public, independent and international schools in the USA and worldwide. The full report also commends ACS Hillingdon for its high standard of learning, commenting in its report . ‘the Commission has continued the accreditation of the ACS Hillingdon International School. We congratulate your entire learning community on this achievement, which is the result of significant effort by many individuals, amid especially challenging circumstances.” The full report will be available on the website shortly.
