Longfield Academy is an academy school in
Longfield
Longfield is a village in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located 6 miles south east of Dartford and the same distance south-west of Gravesend.
History
The place in Kent is recorded as ''Langanfelda'' in the Saxon Charters of ...
,
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, 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.
(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
The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first. Speculation about the development, operating s ...
scheme for use in their everyday education.
Despite previously being paid, The academy provides students with Free Chromebooks in their first year (Year 7)
References
External links
Ofsted reports
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Secondary schools in Kent
Academies in Kent
Leigh Academies Trust
Educational institutions established in 2010
2010 establishments in England