School Summary

Strood Academy


Boys: 662
Girls: 662
Total Pupils: 1324
Opened: 01-09-2009
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Jon Richardson
Strood Academy
Carnation Road
Rochester
Kent
ME2 2SX
Telephone: 01634717121
Website: http://www.stroodacademy.org.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Strood South
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Kent
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Medway
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Easting: 571638
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EstablishmentName: Strood Academy
EstablishmentNumber: 6905
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
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GOR (name): South East
GSSLACode (name): E06000035
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Jon
HeadLastName: Richardson
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Principal
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LA (name): Medway
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LastChangedDate: 22-05-2023
Locality: Strood
MSOA (code): E02003321
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NumberOfBoys: 662
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NumberOfPupils: 1324
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 02-12-2021
OfstedRating (name): Good
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OpenDate: 01-09-2009
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Rochester and Strood
PercentageFSM: 24.70
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
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RSCRegion (name): South-East England and South London
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SchoolCapacity: 1500
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): Leigh Academies Trust
SchoolWebsite: http://www.stroodacademy.org.uk
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Carnation Road
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TelephoneNum: 01634717121
Town: Rochester
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 3725
Trusts (name): LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 28
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy sponsor led
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UPRN: 100062388557
URN: 135964
UrbanRural (code): C1
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I would give zero stars if I could!!\nThis academy is an absolute mess, constantly using substitute teachers & no discipline for the disruptive students. We have explained countless times some of the issues with teachers half heartily doing there job & students that get away with things totally unacceptable! Myself & wife left voicemails with the office & the auto reply that we will be contacted within 24 hours is a joke its been 3 weeks now!\nThe recent ofsted report is completely fabricated & in no way true, personally I feel the people that run that report should be quality controlled themselves.\nI am very disappointed with this school, the way it manages things is unprofessional & I can't wait to get my kids out of this ridiculous sham.\nIm clearly not alone in this opinion you only have to read the other reviews.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I would give zero stars if I could!!\nThis academy is an absolute mess, constantly using substitute teachers & no discipline for the disruptive students. We have explained countless times some of the issues with teachers half heartily doing there job & students that get away with things totally unacceptable! Myself & wife left voicemails with the office & the auto reply that we will be contacted within 24 hours is a joke its been 3 weeks now!\nThe recent ofsted report is completely fabricated & in no way true, personally I feel the people that run that report should be quality controlled themselves.\nI am very disappointed with this school, the way it manages things is unprofessional & I can't wait to get my kids out of this ridiculous sham.\nIm clearly not alone in this opinion you only have to read the other reviews.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Martin Fox","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116369782600410230018\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVn9HH_wTZaqBme3TL-6hefaFOrkgjGPQcUORB4uZNWiA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-05-07T08:49:14Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"(this is being honest) it's defiantly not the worst worst school, but it's to tell the truth, bad, quite bad, many teachers are leaving because they admit, this school is mildly bad, there's a forever clogged toilet, and one of the flush buttons is missing, they never actually cared distancing us from each other while covid-19 happens, they give you a detention for not tucking your shirt in all the way, they didn't even give computer science as a GCSE option, which is inexcuseble, and the only teacher that I could think off actually managing a classroom the way it should be managed is my math teacher, only one in my entire roughly 3 years of being here, he's a good teacher, overall, bad. oh yeah and also bullying.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"(this is being honest) it's defiantly not the worst worst school, but it's to tell the truth, bad, quite bad, many teachers are leaving because they admit, this school is mildly bad, there's a forever clogged toilet, and one of the flush buttons is missing, they never actually cared distancing us from each other while covid-19 happens, they give you a detention for not tucking your shirt in all the way, they didn't even give computer science as a GCSE option, which is inexcuseble, and the only teacher that I could think off actually managing a classroom the way it should be managed is my math teacher, only one in my entire roughly 3 years of being here, he's a good teacher, overall, bad. oh yeah and also bullying.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"zufalige daten","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107502895990799186035\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWirHA_5ne7uOOer3PIV890cL_0qQiAwD1L19sc0irVyXY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-02-14T09:27:42Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Teachers wine about a mask.. like if I wear a normal mask for 7 hours straight I can't breath. With my mask u can breath, without being sweaty, Comfortable, protection and just fits with the uniform. Ur here to teach people not to shout at me everyday saying \"tAkE yoUr MaSk ofF\"","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Teachers wine about a mask.. like if I wear a normal mask for 7 hours straight I can't breath. With my mask u can breath, without being sweaty, Comfortable, protection and just fits with the uniform. Ur here to teach people not to shout at me everyday saying \"tAkE yoUr MaSk ofF\"","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Vereshchak Alt","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100434123264267072059\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUZVZvt9ferN8Vst3MuMcCcWQRKJawNQH8ZsrZ-Y4S9L6w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-25T22:11:23Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Bullying and lack of action. What is it that girls cant wear knee length socks? Why havent they implimented uniform changes, still charging parents the earth for embroidered logos. That boys dont have to have. Not covid safe, doors and windows not left open! As a Leigh Academy its very poor!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Bullying and lack of action. What is it that girls cant wear knee length socks? Why havent they implimented uniform changes, still charging parents the earth for embroidered logos. That boys dont have to have. Not covid safe, doors and windows not left open! As a Leigh Academy its very poor!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"K B","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103671700569144538953\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJLjTK_EykQiaNZtdL9GDV2J8uRfjjgI8GQeNE1UL1K=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4"},"publishTime":"2021-09-20T15:42:29Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"After being in the sixth form for almost 2 year it has been nothing short of hell...\nAll the promises of freedom in out education we were sold on have been taken from us.\nWe are told to and expected to act like adults yet are constantly treated like children.\nDespite having out A-level exams soon we are constantly left with teachers due to a lack of priority that we as sixformers experiance among a list full of other short comings.\nThe only good things I can say is the few teachers I have try there best but are constantly failed by the school miss managment.\nI wish I could give this place a 0\/5 as 1\/5 seems too kinder for what I and others have experienced","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"After being in the sixth form for almost 2 year it has been nothing short of hell...\nAll the promises of freedom in out education we were sold on have been taken from us.\nWe are told to and expected to act like adults yet are constantly treated like children.\nDespite having out A-level exams soon we are constantly left with teachers due to a lack of priority that we as sixformers experiance among a list full of other short comings.\nThe only good things I can say is the few teachers I have try there best but are constantly failed by the school miss managment.\nI wish I could give this place a 0\/5 as 1\/5 seems too kinder for what I and others have experienced","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Ryan Nolan","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101509676158149725212\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXq92ukDZeb7yCXYInecAIIDthT_Rvc3ojJhYHvgGgbaUo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-03-07T15:57:16Z"}]