Ofsted visited Capital City on March 22^nd and 23^rd 2012 and found that the Academy's overall effectiveness is ‘good' (grade 2).  The opening line reads, ‘Capital City is a good academy that is improving quickly.'  Capital 6 and achievement in the sixth form were also found to be ‘good'.

The new Ofsted framework significantly raised the bar for all schools and therefore it is encouraging to receive such a positive report.  As you read the report I hope you will recognise our school and its many strengths.  Some of the comments they made include:

‘Good teaching across the school is characterised by clear planning and effective questioning that helps students develop independence in their learning, particularly in outstanding lessons... The good teaching is enhanced with some outstanding teaching in the sixth form and Years 10 and 11.'

‘... students make progress at a faster rate than is found nationally and gaps in performance of different groups are closing quickly.'

‘Students who speak English as an additional language make good progress....(and) students who join the school at other than the usual transfer times are helped to settle well and make good progress.'

‘The academy's good curriculum enables teachers to enhance students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development well...'

‘Students and staff respect each others' viewpoints and beliefs, creating a cohesive community.'

‘Strong leadership from trustees and senior leaders... show that the academy has good capacity for further improvement.'

Ofsted also identify areas for improvement to ensure that we continue this progress and we will be reviewing our plans to do this.