Welcome from the Principal

Thank you for your interest in The Skinners’ Kent Academy. I am very pleased to introduce you to our popular, all-ability, 11-19 Academy.

The Academy is part of the Skinners' Academies Trust, which is supported by the Skinners’ Company, one of the 12 great livery companies in the City of London.

The Skinners’ Kent Academy is founded on the principles of a culture of high standards and high aspirations, a culture of active participation, an emotionally rich learning environment and an inclusive environment where every child is known and every learner supported. We seek to make learning exciting and celebrate our innovative and distinctly internationally-focussed curriculum.

Our core business is to provide the highest quality of education for students in Year 7 to Year 13, alongside raising the aspirations within the local community and providing educational, social and economic benefits for all.

We are very proud of our stunning, state-of-the-art building (inspired by the Guggenheim Museum in New York), which has a range of facilities including: eight Science Labs, a Lecture Theatre with 3D capabilities, Radio Studio, Multi-Media Edit Suite and Drama Studio. High speed Wifi throughout the building enables students to use mobile devices to further their learning. Within the 29 acres of grounds there are outdoor learning spaces, including our Ekozona, an all-weather pitch and a multi-use games area.

We view education as a continuum and strive to instil a genuine love of life-long learning in our young people so that they can have the very best opportunities for the next stage in their education, training or careers. Our enrichment provision is extremely important and central to our students’ experience at the Academy and we are committed too to finding and developing everything that is exceptional in each child, enabling all our students to flourish within a framework of high expectations.

I hope that this website provides you with a taste of what the Academy offers. You are most welcome to visit us for a tour, or attend one of our open events for prospective parents and students. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions about the Academy.

Miss Hannah Knowles
Principal
The Skinners' Kent Academy

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