why choose strood academy?

We have a small school structure within our academy where pupils are placed into one of three colleges. This allows our highly skilled staff to provide excellent pastoral support, nurturing them academically, socially and spiritually in a much smaller environment.

Our colleges are each named after a ship built in Chatham Dockyard, thereby maintaining a link to the heritage of our area.

This college team is available throughout the day to ensure we fulfil our ambition of providing excellent pastoral care for all.

Each college represents just over 400 pupils and is led by a Vice Principal and two Assistant Principals. Each college is supported by an extensive team which includes a Head of Pastoral, Deputy Head of Pastoral, Senior student Support Manager, two student Support Managers, a Safeguarding Officer and College Admin.

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Our collective mission through our small school model ensures our pupils receive a world class IB education which allows them to become highly ambitious, successful citizens who are well positioned to create a better world.

Our ambition is exceptionally high, we will not make excuses for failing to deliver on our commitment to excellence.

At Strood Academy we are relentless in our mission to ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education that leads to real choice in life. We are committed to our pupils, supporting them to flourish as individuals ready for the 21st century.

We believe that all pupils should be equally valued in our academy regardless of their needs or approach to learning. We strive to eliminate prejudice and discrimination, and to develop an environment where all pupils can flourish and feel safe.

Our curriculum at Strood Academy is a 7 year curriculum, where pupils commence in Year 7 and follow their studies through until Year 13. Our curriculum is carefully designed to support long term memory which builds on prior knowledge.