Pimlico Academy and Chelsea Academy

[LondonCityMum77]

Dear all, Any parents with direct experience with these 2 academies please? Looking for recent feedback. Many thanks in advance!

Anyone?

My son is at Chelsea Academy.

I think it's a mixed bag. Some great teachers who really care about the kids.

On the other hand, it is strict to the point of being draconian. I am all for schools having good discipline but it is honestly a bit much.

If you have a child who is academic and very well-behaved, organised and emotionally robust, great.

There's very little wriggle room, if that makes sense.

Thank you for getting back to me. Coukd you tell me if Regarding teaching/academics are the teachers good and pushing but also supporting the kids to get the top marks (7,8,9) ? Thank you

Anyone?

Bumping to get more feedback please

Chelsea Academy has been great for us, 5 years and counting . .Not my impression that discipline is excessive, though I do note from my reading of relevant articles that it has some things in common with famous (notorious . .) Michaela school. I don't think that's a bad thing however in a very diverse-intake London comp, I totally take Michaela head K Birbalsingh's point that to work well on the ground multiculturalism requires strong leadership and no-special-cases equal treatment that everyone understands.
Unlike Michaela of course CA is firmly CofE which gives it, if you like, a fundamental unifying character, but many if not most families there are not - absolutely not an issue. I like the strict phone policy and the fact that 30 mins detentions are fairly common for minor c*ckups, (wrong homework forgotten books etc) - every child gets them now and again. They also get plenty of 'achievement points'.
CA may be quite strict but is also very engaged and supportive is my impression. My child has been very happy and done well; chose to stay on in sixth form. Science/maths teaching is particularly strong.

Thank you so much. I am also all for a warm/strict no excuse learning environment. Greatly appreciate you feedback.