St Augustine Academy

🍎✨ This Wednesday is National Thank a Teacher Day! ✨🍎

At St Augustine Academy, we're looking forward to celebrating the incredible teachers and support staff who make such a positive difference to our students every day.

Throughout the week, students will have the opportunity to write a thank you card to a member of staff who has supported, encouraged or inspired them this year.

We would also love to hear from our parents, carers and wider community. If a member of staff has made a positive impact on your child's learning, wellbeing or school experience, please consider sharing a message of thanks through the official Thank a Teacher website.

💙 A few kind words can mean so much and are a wonderful way to recognise the dedication, care and encouragement our staff provide every day.

🌟 Send your message here:
www.thankateacher.co.uk

Thank you for helping us celebrate the people who make St Augustine Academy such a special place to learn, grow and succeed.

🌟 Year 5 Taster Sessions at St Augustine Academy 🌟

Thinking about secondary school? Come and experience life at St Augustine Academy!

🎉 Fun activities include:
✅ Meme Makers
✅ Chocolate Challenge
✅ Treasure Island
✅ Getting Gassy

📅 Sessions available:
• 16 June – 4:00pm
• 24 June – 4:00pm
• 1 July – 4:00pm

📍 St Augustine Academy, Maidstone

A fantastic opportunity for Year 5 students to explore our school, meet staff and students, and enjoy an exciting afternoon of activities.

📲 Scan the QR code on the poster to book your place.

🎓 To all our Year 11 students: you've got this! 💙

The finish line is getting closer with every exam completed 🏁. The hard work 📚, revision ✍️, early mornings ⏰ and perseverance 💪 are all paying off.

Take each day one step at a time 🌟, trust in your preparation, and keep giving your very best. We are incredibly proud of everything you have achieved so far 👏.

The end is in sight 👀✨ – keep going, you've got this! 🙌

💙 We believe in you.
💙 We are proud of you.
💙 We're cheering you on every step of the way.

🎉

🏔️ Year 8 Student Achievement – Owen's Incredible Charity Challenge 🏔️

We are incredibly proud of Owen Williams in Year 8, who completed an inspiring charity challenge during the half-term break.

Owen set out to climb Scafell Pike in the Lake District to raise money for the hospice that cared for his grandad. Not only did he achieve his goal, but he went even further than planned, conquering two mountains and covering an impressive 14 kilometres on foot!

This remarkable achievement reflects our core values at St Augustine Academy:
💜 Courage – taking on a demanding physical challenge
💜 Compassion – raising money for a cause close to his family's heart
💜 Community – supporting the incredible work of the hospice

Owen's determination, kindness and commitment have made us all extremely proud. He is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when resilience and purpose come together.

👏 Congratulations, Owen – you are a credit to yourself, your family and our school community.

🌟 2 WEEKS TO GO! 🌟
Have you booked your place on our Year 5 Tours yet?
Places are filling up, so don't miss this opportunity to see St Augustine Academy in action.
Meet staff, tour our facilities and experience our welcoming community.

📲 Reserve your place: [email protected]/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/[email protected]/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true

St Augustine Academy are so delighted to share this positive Ofsted Inspection result. 🙏

St Augustine Academy celebrates positive Ofsted inspection Inspectors identify community as central to relationships between staff and students at academy in Maidstone.

🌟 YEAR 5 TOURS 2026 🌟
📍 St Augustine Academy
📅 22nd – 26th June 2026
🕘 Tours begin daily at 9:15am

Choosing the right secondary school is an important step, and we would love to welcome Year 5 families to see what makes St Augustine Academy such a special community.

At St Augustine Academy, we are proud to nurture young people through our core values of Courage, Compassion and Community, creating an environment where every student is encouraged to flourish academically, spiritually, and personally.

✨ Discover our excellent facilities
✨ Meet our welcoming staff and students
✨ Experience our calm and purposeful learning environment
✨ Learn how we help every child achieve their full potential

📲 Book your place here:
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🏆⚽️ DISTRICT CUP CHAMPIONS ⚽️🏆

U14 Boys District Cup Final
Cornwallis 0-3 SAA

After an incredible season full of hard work, resilience and memorable performances, our U14 boys produced a superb display to bring home the District Cup after a brilliant display against a strong Cornwallis side🏆⚽️ 👏

⚽️ Reggie opened the scoring early after great work from Cameron Muir
⚽️ Mason Palmer doubled the lead with a composed finish
⚽️ Daniel sealed the victory late on with a superb left-footed strike

The team showed quality, determination and discipline throughout, securing back-to-back clean sheets for the first time this season 💪

Special mention to the incredible support from the 100+ SAA students and staff who created an amazing atmosphere throughout 🙌

⭐️ Player of the Match: Charlie McFerran
A commanding performance at the back, winning headers, tackles and leading the defence brilliantly.

Congratulations boys — District Cup Champions! 🏆💙

✨ MEPA SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS ✨

We are excited to be hosting the MEPA Scholarship Auditions here in the dance studio on:

📅 Wednesday 17th June
🕤 9:30am
📍 Dance Studio

This is an incredible opportunity for students to secure a place at MEPA Dance Studios through their scholarship programme.

🌟 The scholarship includes:

FREE dance training
Access to all dance classes
Opportunity to join competition teams

We are proud to say that 3 of our current students have been part of the scholarship scheme for over a year and are absolutely thriving! 💫

All students are welcome to audition.

For more information, please see Mrs Kearns.