• Pimlico Academy meets Falkland Islanders

  By James_Mass at 16:04 on 22/09/11

  

  Pimlico Academy received a special visit recently from two young Falkland Islanders who sat with the students and gave them an insight into their lives.  Pippa Christie and Nadia Smith were specially selected by their government to take part in the two-week visit to London. Whilst in the city they took part in the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, a union of two representatives from each of the Commonwealth Nations.  ...

• Pimlico improve on last year's A-level results

  By James_Mass at 10:55 on 25/08/11

  

  Pimlico Academy students were celebrating this time last week after finding out how they did with their A-levels. Students from Pimlico Academy improved vastly compared to A-level results last year; 47 per cent achieved A*-B grades in their exams, which was an increase of 34 per cent from the previous year.  Westminster in general improved with other schools in the borough, such as Paddington Academy and Westminster...

• Pimlico Pupils Visit Top Bankers

  By James_Mass at 19:20 on 26/01/11

  

  Pupils from Pimlico Academy were treated to a maths lesson at HSBC's headquarters in Canary Wharf where they gained an insight into how a bank is operated and where they listened to talks from some of the UK's best bank managers. The students' trip was a prize they achieved for scoring one of the highest marks in a maths challenge that was set for teenagers at 22 UK schools at the end of 2010. The pupils were all given a short...

• Pimlico School Spends the Least Yet Achieves the Most

  By James_Mass at 11:15 on 22/01/11

  

  For the first time ever the Department for Education has published the amount that has been spent by every school per pupil, and the results have produced some interesting facts, especially concerning one school in Pimlico. Greycoat Hospital School spent the lowest amount out of every Westminster based secondary school - £6,488 on average – yet still managed to achieve the highest GCSE grades in the borough. 90 per...

• Students Awarded for their Singing

  By James_Mass at 16:58 on 23/12/10

  

  Students from St Matthew's school have won an award for their outstanding singing abilities. The school, located on Old Pye Street, was also named as a 'platinum singing school' by the Sing Up Awards. The awards aim to recognise schools that put singing at the heart of their learning activities, giving pupils the opportunity to express themselves by singing as soloists in front of their classmates or as part of groups. The...

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