Establishment Spires Academy
URN: 135305
Academy sponsor led
Academy trust: EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
- Address
- Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
- Kent (886)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mrs Anna Burden
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 16
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Academy trust
- EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
- Academy sponsor
- Education for the 21st Century
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 135305,
DfE number: 886/6911
UKPRN: 10021093 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01227710392
- Ofsted rating
-
(Last inspection: 11 January 2023)
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- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- Not applicable
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 750
- Number of pupils
- 690
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2007
- Reason establishment opened
- New Provision
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not applicable
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 258
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 37.4%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 26 September 2023
- Type of SEN provision
- Type of resourced provision
- Not recorded
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David James Meades | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 27 March 2024 | 31 January 2027 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wisden | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 27 March 2024 | 26 March 2027 |
| David James Meades | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 February 2024 | 31 January 2027 |
| Tony Clark | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 20 March 2023 | 19 March 2026 |
| Adam Fairbrass | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 5 January 2023 | 4 January 2026 |
| Rosalind Morton | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 5 January 2023 | 4 January 2026 |
| Claire Bessa | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 27 March 2024 | 30 November 2025 |
| John Roberts | Not recorded | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 16 March 2022 | 15 March 2025 |
| Kevin Reygate | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 14 January 2022 | 13 January 2025 |
| Anna Burden | Not recorded | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 6 June 2022 | Not recorded |
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Bessa | Chair of local governing body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 December 2022 | 26 March 2024 |
These establishments are linked with Spires Academy, URN: 135305. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118925 | Montgomery School | Predecessor | None recorded |
- Government office region (GOR)
- South East
- Regional schools commissioner (RSC) region
- South-East England and South London
- District
- Canterbury
- Ward
- Sturry
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E10000016
- Easting
- 619494
- Northing
- 161797
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 10090317463
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Canterbury 011
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Canterbury 011B
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
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