Orchards Academy
| Orchards Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
St Mary's Road , , BR8 7TE | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′48″N 0°10′09″E / 51.3968°N 0.1693°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Department for Education URN | 136304 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Natalie Willbourn |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 440 as of January 2015[update] |
| Website | http://www.orchards-tkat.org/ |
Orchards Academy (formerly Swanley Comprehensive School and then Swanley Technology College) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Swanley in the English county of Kent.[1]
The school was converted to academy status on 1 November 2010 and was renamed Orchards Academy. It is now part of the Kemnal Academies Trust (a Multi Academy Trust that oversees a number of secondary and primary schools), but it was previously a foundation school and Technology College administered by Kent County Council. However Orchards Academy continues to coordinate with Kent County Council for admissions.
Orchards Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and City and Guilds courses as programmes of study for pupils.[2] The school also operates a vocational sixth form, where students have the option to study from a range of further BTECs.[3]
Notable people educated at Orchards Academy & Swanley Comprehensive
- Janice Hadlow, former controller BBC 2, author.
- Crispian St. Peters, singer and guitarist.
- Mark Steel, columnist and comedian.
- Mike Stock, songwriter and record producer.
- Ruben Loftus-Cheek - footballer for Chelsea and England, grew up in Swanley and attended High Firs primary school and Orchards Academy.[4]
Transport
Rail
Swanley Station is a short walk from the Academy.
Bus
- 233 to Eltham via Sidcup ran by Transport for London
- 421 to Sevenoaks via Shoreham ran by Go Coach Hire
- 429 to Dartford and to West Kingsdown ran by Go Coach Hire
- 477 to Bluewater via Dartford and to Orpington ran by Arriva Kent Thameside
References
- ^ "Welcome to Orchards Academy - Orchards Academy". Orchards-tkat.org. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "Our Curriculum - Orchards Academy". Orchards-tkat.org. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to Orchards ACE - Orchards Academy". Orchards-tkat.org. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "Loftus-Cheek named in first England squad". Kent on Sunday. No. 789. 4 November 2017. p. 48 – via Internet Archive.
External links
 | This Kent school or sixth form college related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |