St Augustine Academy

30/09/2026

The amazing St Augustine Academy Science Department created some flaming fabulous experiments 🔥🔥🔥

30/09/2026

We had a brilliant Open Evening last week. Here is a taster of some of the action!

25/09/2026

🌟 YEAR 6 TASTER SESSIONS ARE HERE! 🌟

Ready to Step Up to St Augustine Academy? 🎓✨

We’re inviting Year 6 pupils to join us for a fantastic series of FREE taster sessions, giving you the chance to experience life at SAA, meet our teachers and have some fun along the way!

🔬 30 September – Science Explorers
Discover, investigate and get hands-on with science!

🗣️ 7 October – Language Leaders
Explore languages, communication and the world around us!

🤸 14 October – Trampoline Time
Bounce, move and have fun with our exciting trampoline session!

🕓 All sessions: 4:00–5:00pm

📲 Scan the QR code to book your place!

Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out! 💙

Come and discover what makes St Augustine Academy special.

23/09/2026

✨ IT’S TOMORROW! ✨

The countdown is almost over! ⏰

Tomorrow, Thursday 24 September, we’re opening the doors of St Augustine Academy and we can’t wait to welcome prospective students and their families to our Open Evening. 💙

Come along and see St Augustine Academy in action — meet our amazing staff and students, explore our facilities, discover what makes our Academy special and find out more about the exciting opportunities ahead.

Whether you’re just beginning to explore your secondary school options or already have St Augustine Academy on your list, come and see for yourself what life at SAA is all about!

🎓 Meet our staff
👋 Meet our students
🏫 Explore our Academy
✨ Discover your future

We’re looking forward to welcoming you tomorrow!

14/09/2026

We are delighted to share this fantastic feature from KentOnline celebrating the strong momentum at St Augustine Academy.

Following our strongest ever GCSE attainment, alongside the positive recognition from Ofsted, it is wonderful to see the hard work, ambition and commitment of our pupils, staff and wider academy community recognised.

Our journey is about much more than results — it is about building confidence, raising aspirations and creating exciting opportunities for every young person at St Augustine Academy.

Read the full KentOnline feature here 👇

🔗 https://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/native/celebrating-outstanding-gcse-results-and-ofsted-recognition-344894/

Please do share the article with friends and family who may be interested in finding out more about St Augustine Academy.

A top academy is celebrating various successes as it invites potential new parents to an open evening.

10/09/2026

Can you help inspire the next generation of talent?

St Augustine Academy is delighted to invite local employers, businesses, apprenticeship providers, training organisations and further education providers to take part in our Annual Careers Fair on:

📅 Thursday 8 October 2026
🕔 5:00pm to 7:00pm
📍 St Augustine Academy, Oakwood Road, Maidstone

Our Careers Fair provides a marketplace-style experience where Year 11 students and their families can speak directly with representatives from industry, education and training providers to explore the wide range of opportunities available after GCSEs.

This event offers a fantastic opportunity to:
✅ Showcase your organisation or provision
✅ Inspire and inform young people about future pathways
✅ Promote apprenticeships, training schemes, courses and careers
✅ Build links with our school and local community
✅ Help students develop confidence and ambition for their futures

Every year, our students gain invaluable insights from the professionals who generously give their time and expertise. We would be delighted to welcome both returning exhibitors and new organisations to this year's event.
If you would like to attend or would like further information, please get in touch via direct message or contact me at: [email protected]

Together, we can help young people make informed choices about their next steps.

08/09/2026

📚 THE BIG BOOK GIVEAWAY! 📚

What a fantastic way to celebrate National Literacy Day at St Augustine Academy! 🎉📖

At lunchtime today, our students had the opportunity to choose a free book to keep, ready to enjoy as part of their tutor time reading.

There was something for everyone, with a brilliant range of genres and familiar favourites including Harry Potter, Tracy Beaker, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Hunger Games and many more! 📚✨

It was fantastic to see so many students getting involved, browsing the selection and choosing a book they were excited to read.

A book chosen. A story discovered. A love of reading encouraged. ❤️📖

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make our Big Book Giveaway such a success!

06/09/2026

🎉 WELCOME BACK TO ST AUGUSTINE ACADEMY! 🎉

We are so excited to welcome our students back on Monday 7th September — and there is plenty for them to see!

Over the summer, a huge amount of work has taken place across the Academy as we continue to invest in our school environment and create spaces that our students and staff can be proud of.

🏫 Our summer transformation includes:

❄️ Air conditioning installed in the Chapel
🎵 Air conditioning installed in the Music Room
🚌 Delivery of a brand-new minibus
✨ Our School Hall completely revamped and redecorated
📍 New signage and branding throughout the Academy
🧼 A new cleaning contract, alongside a deep clean across the Academy — thank you to Kent Gurkha for all your hard work!
🏫 New carpet tiles in 8 classrooms
💻 Interactive Smartboards now installed in all Maths, Science and English classrooms
🏀 New basketball hoops erected on the MUGA
🪟 A new glass partition wall installed
🖨️ Brand-new photocopiers and printers installed throughout the Academy
🌿 The garden project at the student entrance completed
📚 Our former weight room repurposed as an exam and teaching space

And there is more to come!

A huge thank you to our incredible Site Team, ICT Manager, Finance Officer and Operations & Finance Manager for everything they have done over the summer to make these improvements happen. Their hard work, commitment and attention to detail have made a huge difference.

We are incredibly proud of the progress being made at St Augustine Academy, and these improvements are another important step in creating an environment where our students can learn, achieve and thrive.

💙 Monday can’t come soon enough — welcome back, students!

04/09/2026

🏫 St Augustine Academy Open Evening | Thursday 24 September 2026

✨ Ambition. Achievement. Excellence.

There has never been a more exciting time to discover St Augustine Academy.

We are delighted to welcome prospective students and their families to our Open Evening on Thursday 24 September — an opportunity to experience our Academy, meet our inspiring staff and students, and see first-hand the exciting progress being made.

Our March 2026 Ofsted report recognised the impact of the improvements being driven by our leaders and teachers:

💙 “Pupils now enjoy more of their learning. They are benefiting from the recent improvements that leaders have made to the quality of the curriculum and teaching.”

And our students are achieving more.

Our latest examination results celebrate our best attainment, with particularly strong improvements in English and Maths. St Augustine Academy is now one of the most rapidly improving academies in the area — a testament to the ambition, dedication and hard work of our students and staff.

🌟 Come along and discover what makes St Augustine Academy different - no need to book!

At our Open Evening, families will have the opportunity to:

✨ Explore our Academy and learning environment
✨ Meet our dedicated teachers and students
✨ Discover our ambitious curriculum and high expectations
✨ Experience interactive activities across our subject areas
✨ Find out about our pastoral care and student support
✨ Discover our enrichment and wider opportunities
✨ Hear about our vision and exciting plans for the future

Principal’s presentations will take place throughout the evening in the school hall, providing an insight into our Academy, our recent successes and our ambitious vision for the future.

SEN presentations will also be available for families wishing to find out more about the support available for students with additional needs.

🚗 Parking

Parking on site is very limited. Where possible, we kindly encourage visitors to walk, cycle or use public transport.

St Augustine Academy — ambitious for every student, committed to excellence, and focused on their future.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Together with God we achieve

02/09/2026

📚 WELCOME BACK TO ST AUGUSTINE ACADEMY!

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back for the new academic year.

Here are the key dates for the start of Term 1: