Cornwallis Academy (formerly The Cornwallis School) is a mixed-sex

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and

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located in

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(near

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) in the

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History

The school converted to academy status on 3 September 2007 and was renamed Cornwallis Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Future Schools Trust, but it was previously a community school administered by

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. However, Cornwallis Academy continues to coordinate with Kent County Council for admissions. The school relocated to a new building in September 2011, and has specialisms in language and science. Cornwallis operates the New Line Learning concept of education, and offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of

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and further BTECs. Some sixth form courses were offered in conjunction with

New Line Learning Academy New Line Learning Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status under The Future Schools Trust banner, which includes the nearby Cornwallis Academy, Tiger Primary School, and Tiger Cubs Day Nursery. It is located in Loose (n ...

. From September, 2017, sixth form courses for both New Line Learning Academy and Cornwallis Academy will be centralised at Cornwallis Academy.

References

External links

Cornwallis Academy official website
{{authority control Secondary schools in Kent Academies in Kent Educational institutions established in 1959 1959 establishments in England