Spires Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Bredlands Lane
 Sturry
 Canterbury
 Kent CT2 0HD
Telephone: 01227 710392

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2007
History: This school arose from Montgomery School
Trust: Orion Education
Sponsor: Education for the 21st Century

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Anna Burden (since June 2022)
Previous Headteacher: David Thornton
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 41.6 / 11.1
Non-teaching Staff*: 21.8
Number of pupils: 726
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.5
Sex: Mixed (46% boys / 54% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 37.50% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 12.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 19.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 14.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Constituency: Canterbury
Electoral Ward: Sturry
School Number: 8866911

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th January 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Water Meadows Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  2. Sturry Church of England Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  3. Junior King's School (2.5km) show on map
  4. Hoath Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  5. Chislet Church of England Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  6. Parkside Community Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  7. Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  8. Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School (4.2km) show on map
  9. Littlebourne Church of England Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  10. Herne Church of England Junior School (4.3km) show on map
  11. St Stephen's Junior School (5.3km) show on map
  12. St Stephen's Infant School (5.4km) show on map
  13. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury (5.4km) show on map
  14. Barton Manor School (5.5km) show on map
  15. St Johns Church of England Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  16. The Archbishop's School (5.6km) show on map
  17. Barton Court Grammar School (5.6km) show on map
  18. Pilgrims' Way Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  19. The King's School Canterbury (5.7km) show on map
  20. Preston Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  21. Herne Bay High School (6.0km) show on map
  22. Thornden Wood Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  23. Newingate School (6.1km) show on map
  24. The Worthgate School (6.1km) show on map
  25. St Peter's Methodist Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  26. Bemix (6.2km) show on map
  27. Haven Nook (6.3km) show on map
  28. Herne Bay Infant School (6.3km) show on map
  29. Herne Bay Junior School (6.4km) show on map
  30. Fairlight Glen Independent Special School (6.4km) show on map
  31. Reculver Church of England Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  32. Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (6.4km) show on map
  33. St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury (6.5km) show on map
  34. Wingham Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  35. Hampton Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  36. St Edmund's School Canterbury (6.6km) show on map
  37. St Nicholas' School (6.7km) show on map
  38. The Orchard School (6.8km) show on map
  39. Kent College (Canterbury) (6.8km) show on map
  40. Kent College International Study Centre (6.8km) show on map
  41. Blean Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  42. The Canterbury Academy (7.0km) show on map
  43. Wincheap Foundation Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  44. Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Pri... (7.2km) show on map
  45. Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (7.3km) show on map
  46. The Canterbury Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  47. Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School (8.0km) show on map
  48. Swalecliffe Community Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  49. St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary... (8.3km) show on map
  50. Hawthorn (8.5km) show on map
  51. Adisham Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  52. The Whitstable School (8.7km) show on map
  53. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable (9.3km) show on map
  54. Goodnestone Church of England Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  55. Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England P... (9.4km) show on map
  56. St Faith's At Ash School Limited (9.6km) show on map
  57. St Alphege Church of England Infant School (9.7km) show on map
  58. Monkton Church of England Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  59. Westmeads Community Infant School (9.8km) show on map
  60. Whitstable Junior School (9.8km) show on map
  61. Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of En... (9.9km) show on map
  62. ISP School Whitstable (10.0km) show on map
  63. Joy Lane Primary Foundation School (10.0km) show on map
  64. Aylesham Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  65. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham (10.5km) show on map
  66. Nonington Church of England Primary School (11.1km) show on map
  67. Beech Grove School (11.4km) show on map
  68. Minster Church of England Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  69. Chartham Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  70. Barham Church of England Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  71. Petham Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  72. The Davenport School (12.7km) show on map
  73. Hernhill Church of England Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  74. Birchington Church of England Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  75. The Llewellyn School and Nursery (12.9km) show on map
  76. Eastry Church of England Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  77. Sandwich Infant School (13.7km) show on map
  78. Great Oaks Small School (13.7km) show on map
  79. Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  80. Sandwich Junior School (14.0km) show on map
  81. Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School (14.0km) show on map
  82. King Ethelbert School (14.0km) show on map
  83. Sandwich Technology School (14.1km) show on map
  84. Hope View School (14.1km) show on map
  85. Life Skills Manor (14.2km) show on map
  86. Ursuline College (14.3km) show on map
  87. Graveney Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  88. Sir Roger Manwood's School (14.5km) show on map
  89. Woodpecker Court (14.6km) show on map
  90. Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School (14.6km) show on map
  91. Northbourne Park School (14.8km) show on map
  92. St Saviour's Church of England Junior School (14.9km) show on map
  93. St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School (14.9km) show on map
  94. Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary ... (15.0km) show on map
  95. Worth Primary School (15.3km) show on map
  96. Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School (15.5km) show on map
  97. Northbourne Church of England Primary School (16.1km) show on map
  98. Selling Church of England Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  99. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery (16.6km) show on map
  100. Hartsdown Academy (17.0km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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