Orion Spires
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Canterbury (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Driven by a determination to create welcoming schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress and succeeds. As Principal, I am very proud to welcome you to Orion Spires. Orion Spires offers a distinctive and unique small school environment.
We are justly proud of our reputation as a place where each individual is well known, listened to and encouraged to be the best they can be.
At Orion Spires we believe our core purpose is to work together to create an extraordinary school because we believe that Orion Spires makes a difference to the life chances of our students and can nurture confident young people who will play an active and constructive part in the community they live.
We are proud of our inclusive approach and strive to ensure that learning is enjoyable and seen as a lifelong process. This is what Ofsted said following their inspection in January 2023;
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Debating
- Drama
- Photography
- Textiles
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 135305
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2007
Governing body (3 current, 9 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David James Meades Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Olivia Page | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Darren Bishop | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sophie Rachel Cisler | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Timothy Jack Keith Whale Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Vennart Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Foreman Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Tom Wisden Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Tony Clark Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Adam Fairbrass Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rosalind Morton Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Claire Bessa Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record