Ashcroft Academy

@theNSN It was a pleasure speaking with you yesterday, Meg.

At @AshcroftAcademy, attendance is among the best in the country - driving strong outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. We want to support more schools to do the same. 💷 Up to £100k 🎯 Attendance & parental engagement Submit your EOI by 2 April: shorturl.at/hSeS7

A very nice letter from ⁦the Labour Secretary of State for Education to the Ashcroft Technology Academy. You are invited and would be welcomed to visit us and see for yourself how this is achieved… ⁦@bphillipsonMP⁩ …

As Chairman of Trustees of Ashcroft Technology Academy, I’m very proud of their recent Ofsted report. One of the first Academies to be inspected under the new framework, the report acknowledges the exceptional education every student receives and the hard work of all staff.

Eight Year 7 students were very lucky to be invited to see Cirque du Soleil at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday. A reward for their outstanding effort and achievement in terms 1 and 2. Thank you @LordAshcroft

As Chairman of the Trustees of Ashcroft Technology Academy (@AshcroftAcademy), I am delighted that ATA has been named by The Times (@thetimes) as the International Baccalaureate State School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2026

Delighted and very proud to announce that Ashcroft Technology Academy has been named by the Times as the International Baccalaureate state school of the year 2026!

I joined Principals and Head teachers of the other secondary schools offering the IB programme at Number 10 to fight the government’s decision to end the funding schools receive to run this valuable qualification. We hope that the government will listen and reverse this decision.

Read my article in @Daily_Express on why Labour's secondary school curriculum reforms are short-sighted and will harm our children's education express.co.uk/news/politics/…

Cutting funding for state schools offering the International Baccalaureate is a short-sighted move that punishes ambition. The government’s claim that “the system provides the level of funding necessary to 16–19 providers” is simply false — these cuts undermine choice and fairness by stripping opportunity from students who deserve more, not less.

Thank you @PutneyFleur for standing up for @AshcroftAcademy in East Putney in Parliament 👏 It would be a real shame to see local young people lose out on the opportunity to study the IB and the range of skills it is designed to cultivate, including creativity

The government has just cut funding for the International Baccalaureate which is respected internationally and makes British students globally competitive. Labour once again lowering standards for our children.🥀🥀🥀

My comment article in @Daily_Express on why this spiteful Labour Government should stop meddling with our high-performing state schools @UKLabour

Failing Labour now move to limit future of our children in latest education blow | Politics | News | Express.co.uk express.co.uk/news/politics/…

Delighted to report that the Academy is number 1 for student attendance in England. Excellent attendance helps build excellent habits, helps develop social development, it supports well being and it links directly to excellent academic performance.

Pleased to announce that the Imperial War Museum has now accepted that it must keep the #LordAshcroftGallery open until the end of September. This will mean that school children, summer visitors to London and others can enjoy my unique collection of over 200 Victoria Cross and George Cross decorations until #VJDay and beyond #lestweforget @I_W_M

Ashcroft Technology Academy is a shining example of what academies can achieve when given the freedom to lead. Today @LauraTrottMP and I heard from another school how Labour’s Schools Bill is going to strip that autonomy away, making it difficult for them to recruit talented teachers and destroying school standards. We must do better.

My article in The Mail on Sunday on why we must all fight plans by the Government to dismantle our hugely successful academy schools in England @MailOnline @AshcroftAcademy

Evidence shows that only 11% of schools are genuinely smartphone free & children at smart phone free schools get 1-2 grades higher at GCSE. I hope Labour do the right thing, & back our amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill to ban smart phones in schools for U16s.

It was a joy to visit @AshcroftAcademy. This brilliant academy is one of the top performing schools in the country & boasts remarkable attendance. These achievements are all down to the amazing teachers I met & the freedoms that Labour are sadly set on destroying.