Chelsea Academy | |
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Address | |
Lots Road , , SW10 0AB England | |
Coordinates | 51°28′40″N0°10′59″W / 51.47781°N 0.18312°W Coordinates: 51°28′40″N0°10′59″W / 51.47781°N 0.18312°W |
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Type | Academy |
Motto | Anchored in Christ |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 2009 |
Department for Education URN | 135531 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | Mariella Ardron |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 19 |
Colour(s) | Purple & black |
Website | chelsea-academy |
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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