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 96 ...

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

, England. The academy is operated by

Leigh Academies Trust Leigh Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust, formed of 31 schools based in the Kent, Medway and South East London areas. Its Head Office is on the same site as Strood Academy, housing its Executive Team and central teams including Finance, E ...

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

. 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

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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
{{authority control Secondary schools in Kent Academies in Kent Leigh Academies Trust Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in England