Chelsea Academy Explained

Chelsea Academy
Coordinates:51.4778°N -0.1831°W
Motto:Anchored in Christ
Established:2009
Head:Mariella Ardron
Address:Lots Road
Country:England
Postcode:SW10 0AB
Dfeno:207/6905
Ofsted:Outstanding yes
Urn:135531
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Colours: Purple & black

Chelsea Academy is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Chelsea area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England.[1]

The school was established in 2009 under the sponsorship of Diocese of London and Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council.[2] The school admits up to 10% of its intake in year 7 based on aptitude in music,[3] while the remaining places are divided equally between applications from pupils with links to the church, and pupils from the immediate local community.[4]

Chelsea Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while sixth form students can choose to study from range of A Levels.[5] The school also has a specialism in Science.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chelsea Academy . Chelsea Academy . 2013-12-30.
  2. Web site: Academy sponsors . Chelsea Academy . 2013-12-30 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109222734/http://chelsea-academy.org/about_us/page/academy_sponsors . 2014-01-09 .
  3. Web site: Music Aptitude . Chelsea Academy . 2013-09-13 . 2013-12-30 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001756/http://chelsea-academy.org/admissions/page/music_aptitude . 2013-12-31 .
  4. Web site: Foundation places . Chelsea Academy . 2013-12-30 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232109/http://chelsea-academy.org/admissions/page/foundation_places . 2013-12-30 .
  5. Web site: Sixth Form curriculum . Chelsea Academy . 2013-12-30 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001321/http://chelsea-academy.org/sixth_form/curriculum/sixth_form_curriculum . 2013-12-31 .
  6. Web site: Specialism . Chelsea Academy . 2013-12-30 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109223752/http://chelsea-academy.org/about_us/page/specialism . 2014-01-09 .