Imagine children laughing. It echoes through the halls of Belleville Wix Academy. Belleville Wix Academy is more than just a school. It is a place where different cultures meet. It is a place where children from diverse backgrounds learn and grow together.
Belleville Wix Academy stands on Wix’s Lane. This lane marks the boundary between Battersea and Clapham. In the late 1700s Charles Wix built houses in this area. He was a bricklayer. Wix’s Lane is named after him.
The area around Belleville Wix Academy has changed a lot. Battersea was once farmland. It supplied food to London. Lavender even grew here. Then came the Industrial Revolution. Factories sprang up near the Thames. The population grew rapidly. Poor housing and pollution became problems. But the area around Wix remained more genteel. Residential houses were built.
Today Belleville Wix Academy is a primary school for children aged 3 to 11. It became an academy in 2017. It joined the Quality First Education Trust. The school has 334 places. Currently 307 pupils attend.
What makes Belleville Wix Academy special? It has three streams an English stream a French stream and a bilingual stream. The English stream follows the English curriculum. The French stream follows the French curriculum. The bilingual stream is taught in both English and French. Belleville Wix Academy shares its site with école de Wix a French primary school. Together they run the bilingual stream. Half of the week is taught in English. Teachers from Belleville Wix Academy teach it. The other half of the week is taught in French. École de Wix teachers take over. The children learn together. They play together. They eat together. The school cherishes its bicultural spirit.
Belleville Wix Academy offers a broad curriculum. It focuses on reading writing and maths. Specialist teachers teach PE music art ICT and modern foreign languages. The school provides a high-quality education. It wants every child to succeed. It supports children with special needs. The school aims to help them become independent learners.
The Quality First Education Trust supports Belleville Wix Academy. Belleville Primary School helps closely. Leaders in English maths and inclusion also provide support. The school shares its planning with a wider teaching community. This ensures that all children benefit. Belleville Wix Academy is on an exciting journey. It wants the best for its children.