Tuesday 15 May 2012
Our Students Meet The Author

On Friday 4th of May we had the author Tony Lee, come to visit the students at Strood Academy.

Friday 11 May 2012
Year 10 BTEC Art

Please click on the thumbnails below to see the work of our BTEC Art students, May 2012:

Friday 11 May 2012
Art Gallery May 2012

Please click on the thumbnails below to see the wonderful artwork of Mrs Helme's year 7, 10…

Wednesday 09 May 2012
Sponsored Physiotherapy

Just before the Easter break Alecia Yarlett, year 9, took part in a sponsored physiotherapy…

Wednesday 09 May 2012
Banner Work Has Begun

On Tuesday 8th May work began on producing the banners for the reception areas for the new…

Tuesday 01 May 2012
UKMT Maths Challenge April 2012

Yet again Strood Academy students met the challenge by competing against 31 schools’s including…

Tuesday 01 May 2012
Council Visit New Build

The Academy council members visited the new Academy site on Thursday 15th March.

Tuesday 01 May 2012
Year 9 Thorpe Park

On Saturday 21st April most of the year 9 students came to Thorpe Park with many of teachers…

Monday 30 April 2012
Ypres Visit

On 20th April 49 History Students took part in the annual Human Studies visit to Ypres and…

Thursday 26 April 2012
Refining Study Skills

6th Form AS and A2 students spent two hours today with colleagues from the School's Network…

Wednesday 25 April 2012
Circle Theorems

Year 11s at the Strood Academy have been working incredibly hard since receiving their GCSE…

Wednesday 25 April 2012
Aerial Views of the New Build

Here are some stunning aerial photography of our new building and the surrounding area.

Tuesday 24 April 2012
Staff Marathon Runners

On Sunday, three of our Academy staff, Mrs Gunn, Mr Gray and Miss Jerome, set out from Greenwich…

Monday 23 April 2012
Bubblez Maths Visits Year 7

On Wednesday 18th April Year 7 Students were visited by a clown from the organisation Bubblez…

Wednesday 18 April 2012
Gifted and Talented Evening

On 18 April 2012 we celebrated the achievements of our Gifted and Talented students across…

Wednesday 18 April 2012
Saracens v Harlequins School Trip

On Saturday 31st March the PE department took 31 students to the Saracens v Harlequins at Wembley…

Thursday 05 April 2012
A Level Photography Gallery 2

Please click on the thumbnails below to see large copies of shots taken by our AS and A2 photography…

Thursday 05 April 2012
First On The Olympic Track

As a reward for so many Strood Academy Students taking part in the Olympic Gold Challenge event,…

Wednesday 04 April 2012
A Level Photography Gallery 1

Please click on the thumbnails below to see large copies of shots taken by our AS and A2 photography…

Wednesday 04 April 2012
A Level Law

With only about 6 weeks to go until their A'Level exams, students are getting down to serious…

Friday 30 March 2012
Art Gallery, March 2012

Please click on the images below to see large pictures of our students' work:

Thursday 29 March 2012
Charlton Athletic 6th Form Visit

Our Year 13 BTEC sports group paid a visit to Charlton Athletic Football Club to research sports…

Monday 26 March 2012
Easter Revision

We are pleased to confirm that the Academy will be open the following days through the Easter…

Saturday 24 March 2012
Sports Relief

On Friday 23rd March, the P.E. and Performing Arts Faculty arranged a number of fund raising…

Friday 23 March 2012
Year 10 Work Experience

Week one of work experience is nearly over. We have had a lot of positive feedback from the…

Friday 23 March 2012
Students Get the Power to Vote!

The Academy has recently purchased a Powervote system which adds a bit of fun to the often…

Thursday 22 March 2012
Art Gallery, March 2012

Welcome to our online art gallery, please click on the small icons below to see our students'…

Thursday 22 March 2012
Stunning Hairspray Performance

21 March 2012 saw the last ever performance in our current hall, the 6th Form Performing Arts…

Wednesday 21 March 2012
Health and Social Care Uni Day

Today ten of our year 11 students visited the University if Greenwich at Chatham to take part…

Wednesday 21 March 2012
Learn to Earn

On Friday 16th March Year students took part in Learn to Earn, a financial awareness programme…

Tuesday 20 March 2012
Year 9 Visit to Madam Tussauds

Year 9 Business students visited Madam Tussauds in London to research branding and visual merchandising.

Tuesday 20 March 2012
Wembley International Match

On Wednesday 29 February the PE department took 42 students to the England vs Holland friendly…

Tuesday 20 March 2012
Move It 6th Form Dance

The year 12 and 13 Performing arts and Dance students went to Move It at London Olympia last…

Tuesday 20 March 2012
Year 9 Army Day

Students from Year 9 were taken on an Army activity day at Folkestone to undertake different…

Tuesday 20 March 2012
Me2 Project

Over the last 6 weeks a group of sixth form students took part in the Kent Youth Me2 Project.…

Monday 19 March 2012
Debbie Moore Celebrates New Build

On 16 March 2012, we were delighted that Debbie Moore, founder of Pineapple Studios, was able…

Monday 19 March 2012
Camping Expedition

In March 2012, our 6th form BTEC students went on a camping expedition to Broadstone Warren…

Monday 19 March 2012
Sports Relief

Friday March 23rd sees Strood Academy attempting to raise as much money as possible for the…

Thursday 15 March 2012
Teacher Training 6th Form

On Wednesday 14 March, a group of 6th form students visited the University of Greenwich to…

Thursday 15 March 2012
Year 9 STEM dye

Year 9 spent their 2nd STEM session learning how to use various dyes.

Thursday 15 March 2012
Primary School Athletics

As part of the sixth form level 2 BTEC course we had to organise an event, our event was year…

Tuesday 13 March 2012
Year 9 STEM

Year 9 STEM students were set two challenges by BAM construction.

Tuesday 13 March 2012
“Is it worth it” Tour

On Monday 12th March 2012. The 'Is it worth it' school tour visited Strood Academy.

Thursday 08 March 2012
Outstanding Olympics Hit Strood Academy!

Hospitality BTEC Sixth Form introduces 2012 Olympics to their world wide buffet event.

Monday 05 March 2012
STEM Year 7 Project

On Thursday the 1st of March year 7 completed the Risk it Enterprise technology challenge.…

Friday 02 March 2012
STEM Year 9

Year 9's first STEM activity this year was with LUSH.

Thursday 01 March 2012
Year 10 vs Thomas Aveling

The title challenging Year 10s went into the game with Thomas Aveling missing O’Keeffe and…

Thursday 01 March 2012
Dracula Production

On the evening of Wednesday 29th February, some of the Year 11 and Year 13 Students took part…

Saturday 25 February 2012
6th Form Gillingham Visit

On Tuesday 21st February Btec Sport visited Gillingham Football Club to have a tour of the…

Wednesday 22 February 2012
6th Form Careers Fayre

On Tuesday 21 February, the 6th form spent the afternoon asking questions of potential employers…

Saturday 11 February 2012
9O Bake Sale

On the Friday 3rd February 2012, 9O held a bake sale for a charity event. Everyone took part…

Friday 10 February 2012
New Frontiers

The year 7 students that stayed in school on PBL day learnt about the solar system, they learnt…

Friday 10 February 2012
Year 11 Performing Arts Show

On Tuesday and Wednesday evening the Year 11 Performing Arts group performed their final showcase…

Friday 10 February 2012
Research in Brighton

On Tuesday 7th February the year 11 BTEC Art students went to Brighton to complete research…

Thursday 09 February 2012
Year 7 Science Museum Trip

On Tuesday 31st January, a large proportion of year 7 travelled up to the Science Museum in…

Wednesday 08 February 2012
DisneyLand Paris Trip

On the 1st February a group of year 10-14 students went to Disneyland Paris. We had a great…

Wednesday 08 February 2012
Olympic Enterprise Activities

The year 11 activities were all based around the theme of the London 2012 Olympics. Students…

Tuesday 07 February 2012
Year 10 HUB Challenge

For the Project Based Learning Day on Tuesday 31st January learners from Year 10 undertook…

Monday 06 February 2012
Year 13 Marketing Project

On Tuesday 31st January 2012, Year 13 embarked on a marketing PBL day.

Friday 03 February 2012
Year 9 Functional Designs

Year 9 spent the January Project Based Learning day designing models, building models and exploring…

Friday 03 February 2012
6th Form Coca Cola Visit

On Friday 20th January Year 13 Business Studies visited the Coca Cola Centre in Sidcup.

Friday 03 February 2012
STEM Pyramid Challenge with BAM

"The STEM group spent the day with BAM and Miss Lindsay to complete the pyramid challenge.…

Wednesday 01 February 2012
The Apprentice Meets Year 12

On Tuesday 31st of January, for our project based learning day, we had the privilege of meeting…

Wednesday 01 February 2012
A Very French Delivery

This week Mrs Ahern's French class had some French food delivered. They had exchanged parcels…

Wednesday 01 February 2012
Loop Ed Youth Dance Company

Strood Academy visited by Loop Ed Youth Dance Company on Monday 30th January 2012

Monday 30 January 2012
Pheonix Hornimann Trip

A highlight of our year in the Pheonix group has been our educational trip to Horniman Museum…

Friday 27 January 2012
Year 9 Bowling

As a reward for being the top twenty students who have consistently demonstrated over the past…

Friday 27 January 2012
STEM Hair Extensions

In week 3, the year 8 STEM members had fun colouring hair extensions with very luminous colours.…

Wednesday 25 January 2012
Hospitality Trip to Bluewater

On 18 January 2012, our Year 12 Hospitality students visited Bluewater to learn about customer…

Tuesday 24 January 2012
9D – Supporting a Good Cause

In order to raise money for charity 9D undertook a cake sale on Tuesday 24th January.

Thursday 19 January 2012
Gifted and Talented Dance Workshop

Last Thursday a group of 21 boys and girls from years 7-10 took part in a Gifted and Talented…

Thursday 19 January 2012
Year 7 Art Exhibition

Our Year 7 Gifted and Talented Art students have spent some time each week working with staff…

Tuesday 17 January 2012
Year 8 LUSH

In week 1 of this term, the new year 8 STEM had a good time with LUSH.

Saturday 14 January 2012
Sporting Opportunities

The extra curricular PE clubs, here at Strood Academy, have always proven to be a great success…

Friday 13 January 2012
Probably the Best School in the World!

Class 7n/Ma3 had been looking at chance with theoretical probability and had progressed very…

Wednesday 11 January 2012
6th Form Christmas Quiz

At the end of term 2, the 6th form enjoyed a Christmas Quiz in the hall.

Friday 06 January 2012
Building Computers!

On Wednesday 14th December the Computer Building Club reached their ultimate goal of building…

Tuesday 03 January 2012
Kent Youth me2 Project

We are delighted that we will be running the me2 project at Strood Academy.

Friday 16 December 2011
Lantern Procession

A group of us from the Academy Council went to Rochester to take part in the Lantern Procession.

Thursday 15 December 2011
Functional Skills

Year 10 took part in a Maths functional skills lesson, in which they completed a shared task…

Thursday 15 December 2011
Charity Christmas Sale

On Wed 13 December, the culmination of many hours work came to place as handcrafted Christmas…

Wednesday 14 December 2011
Celebrating Year 11

14 December 2011 saw two brand new events as we launched an evening to support Year 11 students…

Wednesday 14 December 2011
STEM Spaghetti Towers

Students from our STEM group worked with Elena from BAM, the company that is constructing our…

Wednesday 14 December 2011
Medway Timeline

Many thanks to last years 7’s and this years Phoenix group for producing some excellent work…

Wednesday 14 December 2011
Go Geographers!

The first two terms of 2011/12 have been a busy time for the year 11 geography students. They…

Tuesday 13 December 2011
Christmas Show 2011

Well done to all of the singers, dancers and actors for putting on a wonderful Christmas show…

Tuesday 13 December 2011
Amazing Christmas Cakes

Over a 3 week period, Thomas, Christopher, Jason , Sonny, Lee, Amy, Christopher, Chloe, Charlotte…

Tuesday 13 December 2011
9C and 9M sponsored miles for Cancer Research

On December 8th 9C and 9M braved the wet and windy weather to take part in a charity walk,…

Monday 12 December 2011
MP Visits Year 11

Tracey Crouch, MP for Chatham and Aylesford, visited…

Sunday 11 December 2011
Presentation Evening

On 8 December 2011 we held our 3rd annual presentation evening, celebrating the success of…

Sunday 11 December 2011
Magazine Club

Magazine club has been running every Thursday morning in the canteen, here's what the students…

Sunday 11 December 2011
Senior Challenge Success

The Senior Challenge is aimed at all 16-19 year olds studying mathematics and the Challenge…

Friday 09 December 2011
Choir Hospice Visit

On Thursday 8 December, a group of students from the Strood Academy Choir and soloists went…

Friday 09 December 2011
Clothes Show Live

On Tuesday 6 December, Art and Design students from various years went to the Clothes…

Wednesday 07 December 2011
Christmas Senior Citizen Tea Party

As part of our Level 3 Business course, we had to organise an entire event and we chose to…

Tuesday 06 December 2011
Voyage à Arras

Our GCSE French students got up far earlier than normal for a day trip to Arras to practise…

Tuesday 06 December 2011
Excellent Adult Learning

After launching the partnership with Strood Academy in the summer with courses in Indian Head…

Monday 05 December 2011
Year 11 Teach Eco Awareness

Year 7 and 11 students took part in tasks focussing on Eco-Awareness. For this day year 11…

Monday 05 December 2011
World’s Biggest Maths Lesson

On Friday 2nd December Year 7 took part in Number Day – a big sponsored maths lesson to raise…

Friday 02 December 2011
STEM Robots

"Today in STEM we made robots, it was really fun and it was a bit fiddly but we did it in the…

Thursday 01 December 2011
Numeracy Improvement Programme

The Academy’s Numeracy Improvement Programme (NIP) is an intervention programme for students…

Thursday 01 December 2011
Year 7 Tropical Inc

Tropical Inc gave an inspirational and interactive lesson to all of our year 7 students on…

Wednesday 30 November 2011
Motivation and Teamwork

The Year 9’s had a fun-filled day based around Motivation and Teamwork which involved a number…

Wednesday 30 November 2011
Guilty or Not Guilty?

For the Year 8’s PBL Day they had organised sessions which were based on Law. Their activity…

Wednesday 30 November 2011
Children In Need

Year Eight really embraced the idea of supporting others by taking part in activities to raise…

Wednesday 30 November 2011
Lego League Competition

On Wednesday 23rd November selected Gifted and Talented learners in Year 7, 8 and 9 undertook…

Wednesday 23 November 2011
Organising a Business Event

As part of our Year 13 BTEC Business unit on setting up an event, we were given the opportunity…

Wednesday 23 November 2011
Year 11 BTEC Business Visit Bluewater

As part of their Visual Merchandising unit, the Year 11 BTEC Business Studies students visited…

Monday 21 November 2011
Cooking All The Way to the Final

Congratulations to Rita, Year 10, for being featured in an article in the Medway Messenger…

Monday 21 November 2011
AS Biology Trip

Our AS Human Biology students went to the Kent Science Resource centre to have a chance to…

Friday 18 November 2011
Gifted and Talented Science Evening

On Monday 14 November an evening of activities was held for our Gifted and Talented Science…

Friday 18 November 2011
LIP – Literacy Improvement Programme

The Academy’s Literacy Improvement Programme (LIP) is a highly tailored intervention that…

Thursday 17 November 2011
Think A Link

Think a Link have visited year seven and eight to look at fun and easy ways to remember things.

Tuesday 15 November 2011
Charity Car Wash

On Thursday 10th November, the yr9 Work Skills group ran a Charity Car Wash for Children in…

Monday 14 November 2011
New Kindles rock Reading Improvement Program

This week in Reading Improvement Program (RIP), we have been using the new Kindles. The Kindles…

Monday 14 November 2011
STEM Lush Project

Our STEM students enjoyed a session making bath bombs with LUSH, as can be seen from the comments…

Thursday 10 November 2011
Phoenix Dream Boxes

In the Phoenix Class recently we have completed our Dream Project boxes, which was an idea…

Thursday 10 November 2011
6th Form Children In Need

Our 6th form arranged for Pudsey to visit the school today, he spent a breaktimes and lunchtimes…

Thursday 10 November 2011
9E Bake Off For Cancer Relief

Sixteen members of 9E stayed late on 8th November to bake cakes for our year 9 chosen charity.

Thursday 10 November 2011
Exam Guidance

This page is designed to give students and parents all the information they need regarding…

Wednesday 09 November 2011
Year 8 Happy Puzzles

Team work was the order of the day on Wednesday 3rd November when the Happy Puzzle Company…

Monday 07 November 2011
Year 7 Fundraising

Year 7 school council representatives ran their first fund raising event for the 'Make a Wish…

Saturday 05 November 2011
Netball Success!

On the last day of term 1, Strood Academy had Netball fixtures against Robert Napier.

Saturday 05 November 2011
Saturday School 5 Nov

On Saturday 5 November, 90 students were in school to study Science and Mathematics.

Thursday 03 November 2011
Chaussettes fantastiques!

Year 7 have really enjoyed making sock puppets in language lessons this term. The topic they…

Thursday 03 November 2011
Medway Youth Parliament Annual Youth Conference

On Tuesday 18th October a group of 8 students, selected from the Academy Council and Gifted…

Thursday 03 November 2011
Our First Rugby Fixture Ever

The match between Strood Academy and Howard School is the first rugby match in the history…

Wednesday 02 November 2011
Year 7 Bowling Trip

On Tuesday 1st Novemember 109 yr 7 students went Ten Pin Bowling after school at AMF Bowling…

Wednesday 02 November 2011
Business Triominoes

In line with our specialism, Year 12 students have been developing their soft enterprise skills…

Thursday 20 October 2011
On Outstanding Start for Year 7

At the start of September year seven joined the academy feeling nervous of the unknown. Now…

Wednesday 19 October 2011
Year 12 Induction Show

On 19 October, our new Year 12 Performing Arts delivered their induction show twice: in a morning…

Tuesday 18 October 2011
Year 10 Football Report

The Year 10s were looking to continue their fantastic start to the season, as they came up…

Tuesday 18 October 2011
6th Form Benchball

On Tuesday 18 October, the 6th form had a benchball tournament organised by our Sports Captains…

Friday 14 October 2011
Year 8 DT: 14 October

These pictures were taken on 14 October 2011 during year 8 DT. These students are from three…

Thursday 13 October 2011
Charity Run: Year 9/10 Boys

Three of our Year 9 and 10 students ran from Strood Academy to Shorne Country Park to raise…

Wednesday 12 October 2011
Teenage Cancer Trust Lesson

Today we had the opportunity to take part in a one hour session with Matthew Bassett from the…

Wednesday 12 October 2011
Sir John Moore Barracks trip

Some of the BTEC Public Services groups went on a visit to Sir John Moore Barracks to take…

Monday 10 October 2011
Dance Workshop: G&T Students

A group of 16 gifted and talented dance students took part in a workshop with Loop Dance Company.

Saturday 08 October 2011
Year 10 vs Rainham Mark

The Year 10s travelled to Rainham Mark for their second game of the season, looking to build…

Saturday 08 October 2011
New Build Photos

Please click on the thumbnails below to see a slideshow showing the new build as of late September…

Saturday 08 October 2011
Saturday School

On Saturday 8 October, year 11 students came in for morning classes in Health and Social Care,…

Tuesday 04 October 2011
Student Council Training

On Tuesday 4 October, our newly elected Academy Student Council reps had a day of training…

Monday 03 October 2011
Making Molecules

Our year 11 students have been studying molecules as part of the new BTEC course.

Monday 03 October 2011
Astrodome: Year 7 Science

On Friday 30 September, our year 7 students spent an hour in the "Astrodome""

Tuesday 27 September 2011
Year 7 Diggerland Trip

On Friday 23rd September Students from year 7 enjoyed a school trip to Diggerland.

Saturday 24 September 2011
Batman Charity Climb

On Saturday 24 September, Mr Fearnley donned a Batman outfit and climbed the big crane on our…

Friday 23 September 2011
Colomendy Expedition

For many students the first weekend at the beginning of a new school year provides time to…

Thursday 22 September 2011
Council Elections

Each form group had nominated a Year Council Representative, voting to choose two of these…

Tuesday 20 September 2011
Parliament Visit

On Tuesday 20 September 2011, the Academy Council from 2010/11 were taken on a visit to the…

Friday 16 September 2011
Solar Challenge

Students first met with BAM representatives who explained a little about their company and…

Friday 16 September 2011
Site Visit STEM students

STEM students were taken around the work site of the new Strood Academy building.

Tuesday 13 September 2011
Year 11 Site Visit

On Tuesday 13 September 2011, Mr Gray took some year 11 students on a tour of the new build…

Tuesday 30 August 2011
Activities Week: PGL

We took 39 students ranging from yr7 to yr9 to a PGL Activity Centre in Surrey. We arrived…

Thursday 25 August 2011
Stunning results for year 11

Our year 11 students have achieved a stunning set of results, with over 70% of students achieving…

Thursday 18 August 2011
Amazing Level 3 results

We are delighted with our second year of Level 3 results which include A Level, Diploma and…

Thursday 28 July 2011
Summer School July 2011

28 of our incoming year 7 students have spend a week at our summer school, taking part in a…

Tuesday 26 July 2011
Activities Week: Kite Workshops

As part of our 2011 Activities Week, Mr Barlow lead a session where students designed and made…

Monday 18 July 2011
6th form induction

Monday 18 July was the first day of the 6th form induction and activity week.

Monday 18 July 2011
100% Attendance Meal

Our students who have achieved 100% attendance for the current academic year were rewarded…

Monday 18 July 2011
Volunteering at Capstone Country Park

On Thursday 14th July, some of the Year 9 WorkSkills group returned to Capstone Country Park…

Wednesday 13 July 2011
Sports Presentation Evening July 2011

We were honoured to have Mr Sean Kerly, 1988 Olympic Gold Medallist, to present this year's…

Tuesday 12 July 2011
6th Form Leadership Conference

Our 6th form senior students spent the day at a Strood Academy Leadership conference at the…

Monday 11 July 2011
Biathlon 2011 at Medway Park

Students had a fantastic opportunity to take part in a shooting and fencing taster session…

Friday 08 July 2011
Year 9 WorkSkills Volunteers

On Thursday 7th July, some of the Year 9 WorkSkills group ventured to Capstone Country Park…

Friday 08 July 2011
Summer Concert 2011

8 July 2011 was our second annual Summer concert, a superb display of talent! Parents, family,…

Friday 08 July 2011
STEM Spaghetti Towers

Year 7 STEM group enjoyed their workshop with BAM where they competed to build the best structured…

Thursday 07 July 2011
Year 9 Rock Climbing

Year 9 were offered a rock climbing course this term. A group of girls made their way to the…

Wednesday 06 July 2011
Sports Day 2011 Athletics and Track

6 July 2011 was our second annual Sports Day held at Deangate. The vast majority of students…

Wednesday 06 July 2011
Sports Day 2011 In School

During Sports Day 2011, students who were not competing at the Deangate Stadium took part in…

Tuesday 05 July 2011
Enterprise Project Day: Elaine Junior School

We spent the day with Year 6 where they worked as small business teams producing key rings.…

Monday 04 July 2011
STEM Water Tower Challenge

Our year 7+8 STEM students were set the challenge of building a tower that would hold 3 cups,…

Sunday 03 July 2011
UK Junior Maths Challenge

Academy students have taken part in the UK Junior Maths Challenge. The UK Mathematics Trust…

Saturday 02 July 2011
STEM tetrahedrons

On Wednesday, students from the Strood Academy STEM club participated in an after school activity…

Friday 01 July 2011
6th Form HE Fayre

On Friday 1 July, 6th form students visited the HE Fayre at Queen Mary University, London.

Friday 01 July 2011
Activity Week 2011

The slides give an overview of Activity Week 2011, we are looking forward to an exciting end…

Wednesday 29 June 2011
Community Day 25 June

The Physical Education department put on an amazing day for local families! Rather than having…

Wednesday 29 June 2011
STEM Apple Store

Our Year 7 and 8 STEM students visited the Apple Store in Bluewater on 29 June 2011.

Tuesday 28 June 2011
TRY ANGLE awards

On Tuesday 28 June, Strood Academy was well represented at the prestigious Medway Youth Parliament…

Tuesday 28 June 2011
BTEC Art UCA Project

The Year 12 BTEC Art and Design students spent a week with the staff at the UCA, working on…

Tuesday 28 June 2011
6th form London Visit

On Monday 27 June, our 6th form students spent the day in London exploring famous landmarks…

Tuesday 28 June 2011
STEM site tour

On Wednesday the 22nd of June 2011, 16 students from our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering…

Friday 24 June 2011
A Level Dance Show

On 23 June our first A2 dance group produced a wonderful production with the AS and GCSE students…

Friday 24 June 2011
A fond farewell to the Foodies!

Yesterday saw the last lesson for the year 11 Food Technology group.

Thursday 23 June 2011
STEM Insect Hotel

On Wednesday the 22nd of June 2011, 6 students from our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering…

Thursday 23 June 2011
Governors Visit New Build

On 22 June 2011, our Governing Body were given their first tour of the new build.

Monday 20 June 2011
STEM: Mindstorm Robots

Members of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) group enjoy a Mindstorm…

Sunday 19 June 2011
Les Miserables Trip

On Wednesday 15th June 40 students from Years 9 and 10 Performing Arts went on a visit to London’s…

Thursday 16 June 2011
Year 9 Thorpe Park Trip

On Saturday 11th June students from Year 9 were given the opportunity to visit Thorpe Park…

Wednesday 15 June 2011
High 5 Club

The High Five Club on Tuesday 13 June had a great time making shepherds pie.

Friday 10 June 2011
Engineering Club

Engineering Club is held every Wednesday in room 311 for year 7 and 8 students.

Friday 10 June 2011
STEM: Lush products!

Our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) group had a visit from Lush to…

Thursday 09 June 2011
Planetarium Visit: STEM and G&T Students

On Thursday 9 June 2011, 50 students from years 7-10 and staff visited the Greenwich Planetarium.…

Thursday 09 June 2011
Young Dragons Business Completion

The Young Dragons completed their challenge after running their business since October 2010.

Thursday 09 June 2011
Year 7 Sponsored Swim

Year 7 students have completed a sponsored swim and a cake sale, and are expecting to raise…

Wednesday 08 June 2011
STEM visit to the Apple Store

The Strood Academy Year 8 STEM group visited the apple store in Bluewater today where they…

Wednesday 08 June 2011
Year 8 PBL Day

On the 10th of May the Year 8 students enjoyed a fun filled day experiencing cultures from…

Wednesday 08 June 2011
High 5 Club

Tuesday 7th of June was the first session of the ‘High Five Club. Three families took…

Saturday 28 May 2011
6th Form Prom 2011

27 May saw the inaugural Strood Academy 6th Form Prom. 50 students and staff enjoyed a wonderful…

Friday 27 May 2011
Year 8 Energy Campaign

This article about energy conservation has been produced by year 8 in their citizenship lessons:

Wednesday 25 May 2011
STEM project launch

On Tuesday 24 May, our STEM project was launched. Year 10 students thoroughly enjoyed an excellent…

Wednesday 18 May 2011
Year 7 Art Exhibition at UCA

On Wednesday 18 May, our year 7 students proudly attended the launch of an exhibition of their…

Tuesday 17 May 2011
Dragons and Puppets – aspects of Chinese Culture

For our May PBL day, half of the year 7 were introduced to the Chinese calander as an introduction…

Saturday 14 May 2011
Evening classes

Exciting new evening classes are on offer from June! For more information please call 01634…

Thursday 12 May 2011
Outdoor Adventure Activities Day

On Wednesday 11 May 2011 the Year 13 BTEC Strood Academy Sport group took part in an Outdoor…

Saturday 07 May 2011
Race For Life 2011

On May 7, 80 Academy Year 11 Girls and staff took part in "Race For Life" to raise funds for…

Saturday 07 May 2011
Information for Year 6 students

Starting at Strood Academy is an exciting time and we are looking forward to welcoming you…

Thursday 05 May 2011
Senior Citizen’s Tea Party

Year7 and 8 Enterprise Ambassadors organised a tea party for the elderly on the 4th May.

Wednesday 04 May 2011
2011 Gifted and Talented Presentation

On the 6th April the second annual G&T Presentation Evening took place. The evening was a great…

Wednesday 04 May 2011
Charlton Athletic Sports Visit

Our Year 13 BTEC sports group paid a visit to Charlton Athletic Football Club to research sports…

Friday 08 April 2011
Easter Enterprise: Japan Appeal

The Enterprise Ambassadors decided to hold an Easter card competition and a number of forms…

Thursday 07 April 2011
Horniman Museum

On the 4th of April we brought a group of 45 pupils to the Horniman museum.

Thursday 07 April 2011
Beauty and the Beast

On Tuesday 5 March, our Year 13 Performing Arts produced two showings of their final piece:…

Wednesday 06 April 2011
Port Lympne Trip

Our year 9 students taking triple science enjoyed a day at Port Lympne as part of their studies…

Monday 04 April 2011
Young Dragons Spring Fair, Ashford

We arrived at the Pall Mall Shopping Centre bright and early on Saturday morning as part of…

Thursday 31 March 2011
Ypres Trip

On Friday 25th March, the Academy took 80 students to Belgium to visit the World War One trenches…

Thursday 31 March 2011
Citizenship and Pizza

On Tuesday 29th March, 70 year 11 students took the opportunity to join in a pizza party to…

Monday 28 March 2011
PBL 18 March: In School

In addition to all of the trips that went out on 18 March, many students spent their day in…

Saturday 26 March 2011
Literacy and Numeracy Qualifications: FREE!

We are delighted to offer ALAN qualifications in Literacy and Numeracy free of charge to our…

Wednesday 23 March 2011
Young Dragons Speakers Competition at BAE, 17 March

I represented the Young Dragons at the Speakers Competition at BAE. My speech was about whether…

Wednesday 23 March 2011
Year 11 Science Museum Visit

As part of our March Project Based Learning Day, Year 11 students enjoyed a trip to the Science…

Tuesday 22 March 2011
Year 10 Thorpe Park Trip

For year 10’s PBL day, we were taken on a trip to Thorpe Park, although the weather was…

Monday 21 March 2011
Forensic Science PBL Day

Yr 12 and 13 students studying this course had a very enjoyable and productive day on 18 March…

Friday 18 March 2011
Army Visit, Year 10 Business

The year ten business groups got the chance to go to the Army Barracks at Folkestone, when…

Friday 18 March 2011
6th Form Raise Over £300 for HOPEHIV

As part of the HOPEHIV Social Entrepreneurs Project, 6th form students have raised over £300…

Friday 18 March 2011
Zandra Rhodes Building Ceremony

World famous fashion designer Zandra Rhodes was the special guest of honour at Strood Academy’s…

Friday 11 March 2011
Springboard Rock Climbing

On Friday 18th of February a group of year 9 students who take part in the Springboard programme,…

Friday 11 March 2011
National Science & Engineering Week

11-20 March 2011 is National Science and Engineering Week

Thursday 10 March 2011
AimHigher Launch Day

On Wednesday 2nd March, 29 year 10 student s studying GCSE Art went to the UCA Rochester campus.…

Wednesday 09 March 2011
Diverse Medway Exhibition

We are delighted that our Creative and Media students will be exhibiting at this event, please…

Tuesday 08 March 2011
Beauty Club

The Academy Beauty Club is all about relaxing and having fun whilst learning about to care…

Monday 07 March 2011
New York Days 3 and 4

Here are photos of days 3 and 4 of the 6th form trip to New York. For our last evening in New…

Sunday 06 March 2011
NYC: Empire State and Day 3

We ended our second day with a twilight visit to the Empire State building which offered some…

Friday 04 March 2011
New York Visit Days 1 and 2

On 3 March 2011, 13 6th form students left for a cultural visit to New York City. Here are…

Monday 28 February 2011
Year 7 UCA Project

As part of our January PBL day, 16 year 7 students went to UCA to start a 6 week art project.

Monday 28 February 2011
GCSE Food Over Half Term

Some of our Year 11 students braved the building works to come into school and work hard on…

Thursday 24 February 2011
February Build Photos

Over the February break, whilst students were catching up on coursework inside the building,…

Thursday 24 February 2011
Tree Jumpers

Year 10 and 11 students went Tree Jumping as part of our recent PBL day. Taking part in a range…

Wednesday 16 February 2011
Year 11 Final Show

Our year 11 Performing Arts students produced two wonderful performances on 15 and 16 February…

Wednesday 16 February 2011
Bug Man Experience

Tropical inc. visited Strood Academy today and encouraged the natural curiosity of our year…

Wednesday 16 February 2011
Shoeboxes to Liberia

In November 2010, as a school we donated 118 shoeboxes with Christmas gifts for children. Our…

Wednesday 16 February 2011
Limited site access

The soil excavation for the new Strood Academy building will commence on Monday 21st Feb until…

Monday 14 February 2011
OFSTED report

Every new Academy has a 2 day OFSTED in it's second year, and ours took place on 1-2 February…

Monday 14 February 2011
Half Term Study Days

We are pleased to confirm that the Academy will be open through the February break for Year…

Monday 14 February 2011
Sherwin Knight X Factor

Sherwin Knight, one of our primary schools, held an X-Factor talent contest: the two winners…

Monday 14 February 2011
Our Trip to Disneyland

At around 8 o’clock in the morning on Monday 31st January, 20 of us set off to go to Disney…

Tuesday 08 February 2011
History Trip to Canterbury

Mr Davies took our A2 History trip to Canterbury, to research sources for their Historical…

Monday 07 February 2011
Coursework that smells great

These photographs show the superb effort of some of our GCSE food students.

Monday 31 January 2011
Making Maths Cool!

Mrs Cox’s year 8 Mathematics class were given a challenge of planning, creating and producing…

Monday 31 January 2011
Port Lympne Zoo Trip

Thursday 27th January was a memorable day for our Year Eight students who had an excellent…

Saturday 29 January 2011
Kew Gardens

As part of our Project Based Learning day on 27 January, some of our students visited Kew Gardens:

Thursday 27 January 2011
Year 7 and 11 Eco Awareness

As part of their Citizenship GCSE, year 11 Girls taught year 7 about Eco issues that they had…

Thursday 27 January 2011
Project Based Learning Years 9 and 10

Years 9 and 10 worked together on the theme of 'RISK' covering the topics of alcohol, drugs…

Monday 24 January 2011
6th Form Entrepreneurs

On Sunday 23 January, Miss Grech's 6th Form community group went to visit London's Spitalfield…

Saturday 22 January 2011
Saturday School

Nearly 50 students came in on Saturday 22 January to upgrade their coursework for Science,…

Thursday 20 January 2011
Strood Academy Netball News

In the first month back in the new year, Strood Academy have had a number of Netball events.

Tuesday 18 January 2011
Adistar Sports Ambassadors Training Day

On Thursday 13th January Strood Academy hosted a training day for current and aspiring Adistar…

Friday 14 January 2011
Excellent Mid Year Results

Our Year 11 students are celebrating after receiving GCSE certificates in English and Mathematics…

Friday 14 January 2011
Technology Success

Well done to our Key Stage 3 Technology Students who have produced some wonderful work in the…

Thursday 13 January 2011
Making National Headlines

When the league tables were published on 13 January, there was a lovely article written about…

Monday 10 January 2011
KS3 Technology Club

Mr Godden has been running a technology club for years 7 and 8 students. Pictured here is just…

Friday 17 December 2010
Year 7 Competitions

Year 7 and year 8 have been competing against each other for things that make a real difference…

Friday 17 December 2010
Year 11 Business trip to Paris

We embarked on our three day trip to Paris. After meeting our excellent guide, Guy, we travelled…

Thursday 16 December 2010
Teaching French to Year 6

On Tuesday, 23rd November, Mrs Gannon accompanied by four year 11 Enterprise Ambassadors, Elizabeth,…

Wednesday 15 December 2010
Christmas Show 2010

15 December 2010 saw a wide range of acts perform in our Christmas concert.

Friday 10 December 2010
Building Bridges

The year 9 Applied Science groups completed a disaster challenge project with STEM. This involved…

Friday 10 December 2010
Christmas Card Competition

The Enterprise Ambassadors in Year 7 and 8 came up with the idea to have a Christmas card competition…

Wednesday 08 December 2010
Presentation Evening 2010

We celebrated the Academy's first set of GCSE, BTEC and A Level results with a wonderful award…

Tuesday 30 November 2010
A Snowy Academy

Pictures of the Academy in the snow.

Tuesday 30 November 2010
Talent Show Raises £230

Two of our 6th form ambassadors, Rob and Sam, organised a whole school talent show in aid of…

Monday 29 November 2010
6th Form Art at UCA

Our 6th Form Art students have been spending a day a fortnight studying at UCA and enjoying…

Wednesday 24 November 2010
6th Form Laser Cutting

On Friday 19 November, some of our 6th form visited UCA to create plastic versions of their…

Saturday 20 November 2010
Children In Need 2010

For Children In Need this year, the 6th form raised £115 through a sponsored football…

Friday 19 November 2010
Astrodome Experience: Year 7

All of Year 7 spent an amazing hour in the "Astrodome" with Peter Golding on Friday 19 November.

Wednesday 17 November 2010
Cake Sale

Some of our 6th form students held a cake sale as part of their fundraising for HOPEHIV.

Tuesday 16 November 2010
Amazing Work Experience Placements!

From the 1st of November until the 12th, the year 13 Business, Administration and Finance group…

Monday 15 November 2010
Harvest Festival Boxes Collected

On Friday 12 November, Age UK collected all of the harvest boxes donated for our harvest festival…

Friday 12 November 2010
Baton Twirling Championships Success!

We are very proud of one of our year 9 students who has done incredibly well in the NBTA…

Friday 12 November 2010
Christmas Shoeboxes Collected

118 shoeboxes were collected on Thursday 11 November for the Christmas Shoebox appeal.

Wednesday 10 November 2010
Licence to Kill?

On Nov 8th, our year 12 students went to the road safety presentation “Licence to Kill?”.

Thursday 04 November 2010
Revision at Thorpe Park

On Monday 1 Nov, the science department took 110 year 11 students to Thorpe Park to revise!

Sunday 31 October 2010
Sports Report: October 2010

Term 1 has been an exciting term for sport at Strood Academy. The year started well, with the…

Thursday 21 October 2010
UCA Exhibition of Academy Work

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) at Rochester will be exhibiting work by teenagers…

Tuesday 19 October 2010
Induction show 2010

19th October 2010 saw our 6th form BTEC Performing Arts and Dance student perform their induction…

Tuesday 19 October 2010
Harvest Festival

This October we have celebrated Harvest Festival with a special assembly, presented by our…

Monday 18 October 2010
Year 10 Young Dragons

On Monday 11th October fifteen students from year 10 went to a Young Dragons opening lecture.

Saturday 16 October 2010
A normal Friday afternoon!

The photos here were taken in the Design Technology and Science department on Friday 15 October.

Friday 15 October 2010
Senior Citizen’s Tea Party

On the 13th of October, the sixth form Business Diploma group held a Senior Citizens Event…

Thursday 14 October 2010
History Trip

Rebecca, in Year 9, writes about her History trip to the British Museum:

Monday 11 October 2010
Film Club: ‘Minority Report’

This week's Film Club showing is 'Minority Report' (2002).

Wednesday 06 October 2010
Pictures of our new building!

We are delighted to be able to release artistic impressions of the design for our new buildings,…

Saturday 02 October 2010
Staff run half marathon

On the 26th September 2010, Mr Ballard, Mrs Gunn and Miss Jerome undertook the Run to the beat…

Thursday 30 September 2010
Charity Voted In!

We are pleased to announce that this year the 6th form fundraising will be for MacMillan Cancer…

Saturday 25 September 2010
Operation Christmas Child

We are pleased to be supporting "Operation Christmas Child", and have invited each tutor group…

Saturday 25 September 2010
A2 Dance Trip

On Thursday 16th September, the A2 group went to Sadlers Wells to see the Alvin Ailey Dance…

Sunday 19 September 2010
Sports Report Friday 17 Sept 2010

Last week was a busy week for sport at Strood Academy, with several clubs getting underway…

Friday 17 September 2010
Certificate in Team Leading

Business Diploma students in Year 12 and 13 participated in a Team Leading course, run by a…

Saturday 11 September 2010
Film Club is here again!

Film Club is here again! The first showing is ‘Up’ and will be shown from 3.15pm…

Thursday 26 August 2010
Celebrating our first GCSE results

We are really pleased with the performance of our year 11 students: the GCSE grades achieved…

Friday 20 August 2010
Off to university!

We are delighted that this year's excellent results mean that so many students are going to…

Wednesday 11 August 2010
Great news from the DfE

The Department for Education has also agreed to the merger of all students onto the Carnation…