Leigh Academy Wilmington
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,386 pupils
Orchards Academy
St Mary's Road, Swanley BR8 7TE
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
554
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 828
Local authority
Kent
The Kemnal Academies Trust
Schola Grade 3
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Orchards Academy
Orchards Academy is a secondary academy in Swanley, Kent, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust.
It has 554 pupils on roll and room for 828. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 554
- Capacity
- 828 pupils
- Free school meals
- 42.90% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136304
Schools near Orchards Academy
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Kemnal Technology College
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 439 pupils
Cleeve Park School
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