Strood Academy
| Strood Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Carnation Road , , ME2 2SX | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′52″N 0°27′57″E / 51.3978°N 0.4658°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Trust | Leigh Academies Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 135964 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Dijana Piralic |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 10 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1329 |
| Capacity | 1500 |
| Website | http://www.stroodacademy.org/ |
Strood Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Strood in the English county of Kent.[1]
History
Strood Academy was formed in September 2009 following the closure of Chapter School and Temple School, and today the school is located on the former site of Chapter School. The school moved into new buildings on the site in September 2012, which were designed in partnership with Nicholas Hare Architects and built by BAM as the main contractor at a cost of £27 million.[2] The Academy moved into the Leigh Academies Trust in 2017. [3]
Dijana Piralic became Principal, replacing Kim Gunn, in March 2020.
Governance
Strood Academy is part of the Leigh Academies Trust,a multi-academy trust, formed of 25 schools based in the Kent, Medway and South East London areas.[4] Its Head Office is on the same site as Strood Academy; it houses its Executive Team and the other central teams including Finance, Business, Marketing, HR, Engagement and IT.[5]
Strood Academy was sponsored by the University for the Creative Arts in 2013.[6]
Academics
The school is strong in the teaching of English and is improving in maths and science, while humanities is a little unsteady. Pupils feel safe and say the behaviour is good, while Ofsted has commented that timekeeping and attendances are improving.Pupils typically wear their uniform with pride.[7]
Strood Academy is a candidate school for the IB Middle Years Programme.[8] In addition to following the UK National curriculum, this "a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision."[9]
The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for its pupils; while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and BTEC Level 3s.[10] In 2018, 5% of year 11s had entries in all EBACC subjects.[11]
Sports
When the school was designed in 2011, sports facilities were included that could be let out of hours. A spin off company now does this too. There are multi-use sports spaces, a dance studio, tennis/netball courts and all-weather pitches.[12]
References
- ^ "Strood Academy". Strood Academy. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Welcome". Strood Academy. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Strood Academy". Leigh Academies Trust. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Contact Us". Leigh Academies Trust. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Ofsted Report 2013". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Ofsted Report 2017". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Middle Years Programme (MYP)". International Baccalaureate®. IBO. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Strood Academy | IBMYP (International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme) Candidate School". stroodacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Sixth form". Strood Academy. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ Kent Live (19 June 2019). "Strood Academy". kentlive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Strood Academy". LAT Enterprises. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
