14 December 2009 - OFSTED RATES KING SOLOMON ACADEMY AS OUTSTANDING
This week King Solomon Academy achieved an outstanding rating from Ofsted for the whole academy (primary and secondary). This is a truly remarkable achievement for an academy that opened just two years ago and we are proud of all our staff, pupils, parents, governors and friends who have made this possible.
Inspectors commented that "King Solomon Academy is an outstanding and unique 21st century school". Among many other points Ofsted praised KSA's creation and inspiration of "a community of enthusiastic learners, who are passionate about achieving academic excellence", and our visionary goals and high aspirations.
You can read the full press release here and newspaper coverage by the Ham and High here.
7 December 2009 - David Cameron vists King Solomon Academy
Pupils from year 2 and year 7 join Mr Cameron and head teachers Max Haimendorf and Venessa Willms
On Monday 7 December 2009 Conservative Party leader David Cameron visited King Solomon Academy. He met the headteachers and pupils from the primary and the secondary schools and asked them about the academy and told them he was very impressed with everything he’d seen and heard.
Commenting on what he’d seen, Mr Cameron said:
"I am delighted to be here at the King Solomon Academy - part of the ARK family of schools that have done so much to enhance the achievement of children in London. 
"I really admire all the hard work that Vanessa Willms and Max Haimendorf have put into making this school such a shining example. The success of King Solomon is testament to the school’s dedicated leadership, teachers and sponsors; and I am very pleased to be able to see the school in action and to meet the teachers and children who are working so hard."
David Cameron doing Q and A with pupils from year 7 and year 2 at King Solomon
21 June 2009 - Pupils bury KSA time capsule for 2020
King Solomon Academy Primary School founder pupils have sent a message to their future selves by burying a time capsule on the site of their new academy to be opened in 2020 when they graduate from the school.
The 60 year one pupils who joined the school in September 2007 put together the time capsule to commemorate the building of the new academy. It contains the primary school prospectus, the school song , photographs and letters written by each pupil to their future self, speaking of their aspirations following graduation.
Head teacher, Venessa Willms, said:
“It’s incredibly exciting watching the new school going up. Before the new building opens in September we wanted pupils to feel they have a real lasting connection with King Solomon Academy. Writing about their aspirations for life after school gave us a chance to discuss what they might be able to do when they grow up.
Read more ::here::
You can read the coverage in our local paper, Wood and Vale, :: here ::
22 December 2008: Ofsted rates King Solomon Primary "outstanding"
After inspecting the academy in December, Ofsted reports that “The academy has made outstanding progress towards raising standards.” The inspectors said of pupils: “They are taught very well and, by the time they reach Year 1, their basic skills are well above expectations in communication, language and literacy, and mathematical development.”
They added that: “Pupils enjoy attending the academy. … they join in all activities and …. they work hard in lessons, persevere with difficult tasks and cooperate well. These strengths lead to the high standards they achieve. ….Pupils’ behaviour is excellent, reflecting the academy’s high expectations of work and behaviour.”
Ofsted describes the teaching as “good, with a number of outstanding features” and observe that “Lessons are well planned and purposeful, and teachers’ creative approach holds pupils’ attention very well”.
You can read our press release about the report here and read the complete Ofsted letter here. The Ham and High newspaper also covered the results of the inspection here.
