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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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr David James Meades FormerChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Olivia PageLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Mark Darren BishopLocal GovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Sophie Rachel CislerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Timothy Jack Keith Whale FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr John Vennart FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr James Foreman FormerLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Tom Wisden FormerLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Tony Clark FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Adam Fairbrass FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mrs Rosalind Morton FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2025
Ms Claire Bessa FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · term ended 2025

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