Fantastic to have Sarah and Matthew Courtney representing WLT at the recent 60th anniversary international conference of UKLA. Sarah and Matt presented research gathered during our Key Stage 3 programme pilot to spotlight Year 7 attitudes to #readingforpleasure

Have a fantastic week Chestnut Grove Academy

The sky’s the limit for our International Cuisine group this Culture and Communities Week! After enjoying the view of our magnificent, multicultural city students headed to Spitalfields and Brick Lane to sample some delicious international cuisine. #Balham #enrichment

Day 2️⃣ of our Culture and Communities Week!   With a wide range of themes, there are 50 different activities across the week for our students to get involved in, including trips to Barcelona and the Isle of Wight!   What would you choose?   #Balham

Helping to set Culture and Communities Week off with a bang here’s our Astronomy Group! A visit to Science Museum saw three students selected as volunteers for the Rocket Show in the Wonderlab where they ably demonstrated Newton’s three laws of motion! #Balham #enrichment

We’ve got no less than 50 different activities happening for Years 7 to 9 this Culture and Communities Week! Here’s what our Active History group have been up to - finding all sorts of treasures as they mudlark by the Thames. Stay tuned for more activities as the day goes on

💫 Out of this world! 💫 The Astronomy Group enjoyed a brilliant stargazing session thanks to a 9m wide inflatable planetarium set up in the school hall! The event was one of 50 separate activities happening as part of our second annual Culture and Communities Week. #Balham

The Isle of Wight’s alright! Some of our Year 7s chose to go slightly further afield for their Culture and Communities Week activity, setting sail for the glorious Isle of Wight. Students have been enjoying the challenge of the giant swing, laser tag, kayaking and much more!

‘Knead’ some last minute dinner inspiration? Let our International Cuisine Group whet your appetite with the delicious pizzas and tasty pesto they’ve been making as part of our Culture and Communities Week activities for Years 7 to 9! #Balham #enrichment

Have a great day Chestnut Grove Academy 🌞

Extraordinarily ordinary! Our Digital Media Group have completed a unique sound-based workshop, turning our everyday environment into music. From footsteps & playground chatter to birdsong, students recorded a range of sounds and learnt how to arrange them into original tracks

With over 50 activities taking place in the space of three days our thumbs have struggled to keep up! 😉 Here are some cracking digital images processed by the Astronomy Group who have also been using the 2m Liverpool robotic telescope to make observations. #Balham

School’s (almost) out for summer! ☀️ What a Wandle-ful year it’s been - we’ve loved seeing our members so committed to teaching reading and changing lives in 2024-25. Whether you’re packing up this week or next, the whole Little Wandle team wishes you a fantastic Summer holiday -

What a week! 🎉 We’ve loved Culture and Communities Week, we’ve explored space, made a musical, watched live cricket, sailed to IoW and so much more! Thank you to everyone who made it possible 🤩 Now the planning begins for next year but first… a break! #Balham #enrichment

Supporting students to aim high and explore all their higher education options is an important part of our 6th Form offer. In the last week of term 150 Year 12s took part in brilliant campus tours and uni talks with St. Mary's University and University of Sussex #SixthForm #Balham

With festival season well underway we like to think it was our very own ‘Chestival’ in July that got the party started! Held to celebrate the rich culture at our school, this year’s ‘Chestival’ featured a fab line-up of student performers, an art exhibition and food trucks 1/2

Over the moon to be celebrating some remarkable Key Stage 5 results! Chestnut Grove Academy 6th Form continues to go from strength to strength and prove that with excellent teaching, high expectations and hard work, coupled with great partnerships, all students can achieve their goals!

Well done to all students! You’ve made us PROUD! #ALevelResultsDay #alevels2025 #balham

Fantastic news from Chestnut Grove Academy 🤩