The phrase "academy pupils" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to students who are enrolled in an academy, typically in an educational context.
Example: "The academy pupils participated in a variety of extracurricular activities to enhance their learning experience."
Alternatives: "academy students" or "students of the academy".
Police launched an international hunt for the three Bethnal Green Academy pupils after they left Britain from Gatwick on 17 February.
At Douglas academy, pupils are in training for STV (central Scotland's ITV franchise) and the national debating competition Debating Matters on independence.
Academy pupils carry out community work in residential homes and on homeless projects, do gardening and decorating for elderly people, and volunteer for other charities.
Although the picture is mixed, academy pupils' results have improved faster than those of pupils in mainstream schools; the longer schools have been academies, and the more autonomy they have gained, the better they do.
It is still early days, but figures from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) show that the number of academy pupils who get good GCSE results is improving at a rate three times the national average.
This seems to have been driven largely by a problem in English, where, of 90 Wellington academy pupils taking a foundation paper, all but 10 failed to get the C grade.
The Jane Austen Academy wants pupils to stay at school for an extended school day but then pupils will be free to return home to spend time with their families.
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Some 78% of the academy's pupils are classed as disadvantaged by the DfE, meaning they had been eligible for free school meals or been in care.
Last year, 45 per cent of the academy's pupils gained five A* to C grades at GCSE, including English and maths, but Woods is confident that the figure will move close to the national average of around 55 per cent next year.
Challney High School for Girls, Luton: start a bike academy where pupils can learn the lifelong skill of riding a bike, using 30 new bikes a grand opening ceremony and inviting Mike Mullen (BMX) to speak to the community.
