Longfield Academy, Kent

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]

Longfield Academy
Address
Main Road

Longfield
,
Kent
,
DA3 7PH

England
Coordinates51°23′50″N 0°18′22″E
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAchieving Beyond expectations
Established2010
Local authorityKent LEA
TrustLeigh Academies Trust
Department for Education URN135630 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalAlex O'Donnell
GenderMixed
Age11 to 19
HousesGalileo     , Matisse      and Anderson     
Previous namesAxton Chase School & Longfield Comprehensive
Websitewww.longfieldacademy.org

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] The iPads link to electronic whiteboards.[3] The ultimate aim of this project supported by Apple is to remove the need for physical books within the Academy thus making long term savings and providing students with a virtually limitless amount of renewable information. This move attracted some controversy with the Daily Mail claiming it would "lead to an increase in the number of pupils viewing porn".[3] However the Metro reported that most parents supported the scheme.[4]

References
  1. "Longfield Academy". Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. Richmond, Shane (29 August 2011). "Apple iPad moves into the classroom". Telegraph (UK).
  3. Loveys, Kate (15 July 2011). "School orders parents to buy their children a £600 iPad2". Daily Mail.
  4. McGuiness, Ross (14 July 2011). "Kent school gives an iPad to each of its 1,400 pupils". The Metro.
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