Longfield Academy, Kent

Longfield Academy
Address
Main Road Longfield , Kent , DA3 7PH England
Coordinates	51°23′50″N 0°18′22″E / 51.397090°N 0.306115°E / 51.397090; 0.306115
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Achieving Beyond expectations
Established	2010
Local authority	Kent LEA
Trust	Leigh Academies Trust
Department for Education URN	135630 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Felix Donkor
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 19
Houses	Galileo  , Matisse   and Anderson
Previous names	Axton Chase School & Longfield Comprehensive
Website	www.longfieldacademy.org

Longfield Academy is an academy school in Longfield, Kent, England. The academy is operated by Leigh Academies Trust and occupies the site where Longfield Comprehensive and Axton Chase School used to be. Longfield Academy moved into new buildings in July 2011 and has 877 pupils.^[1]

(Around 1,030 Pupils in 2018)

History

Longfield Academy occupies part of the former site of Axton Chase School, which closed in 2010. The academy was rebuilt at a different location on the former site, the old buildings were demolished and re-developed as housing.

Structure

Longfield Academy is part of Leigh Academies Trust. The Trust also includes 22 other academies. All of the Academies share one governing body, and are led by a chief executive officer based at the Trust offices.

Electronic learning

The academy aims to provide students with new ways to learn and reach their potential. The academy offers an iPad scheme for use in their everyday education.^[2]

Despite previously being paid, The academy provides students with Free Chromebooks in their first year (Year 7)^[3]

References

External links

• Ofsted reports

This page was last edited on 10 July 2023, at 22:06