Stone Lodge School

Stone Lodge School
Address
Cotton Lane Stone Kent , DA2 6PD England
Information
Type	Free School
Established	2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Trust	Endeavour MAT
Department for Education URN	147059 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	Gavin Barnett
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	677 as of September 2023^[update]
Website	www.stonelodgeschool.co.uk

Stone Lodge School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Stone, Kent, England.^[1]

History

The school was established in 2019 by the Endeavour MAT, a multi-academy trust formed by the Wilmington Boys and Girls grammar schools, to address the need for non-selective school places in the Dartford area.^[2][3] The senior management of the school met with Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street ahead of the opening.^[4]

The first years commencing learning in temporary premises on the site of the finished school.^[5] Construction of the permanent facilities commenced in 2021,^[6] The new school building was completed and occupied in April 2022.^[7] The school sixth form was opened in September 2022.^[8]

Admissions

Stone Lodge is a free School with a non-selective admissions policy.^[9]

Curriculum

Stone Lodge School offers GCSEs and Level 1 & 2 BTEC Diplomas as programmes of study for pupils,^[10] whilst students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of BTEC Extended Diplomas.^[11]

References

1. "Home - Stone Lodge School". www.stonelodgeschool.co.uk.
2. "Secondary school gets green light". Kent Online. December 30, 2018.
3. "Brand new school opens in Dartford". Kent Online. September 6, 2019.
4. "Head of new Dartford school sips tea with PM ahead of grand opening in September". News Shopper. June 23, 2019.
5. "Stone Lodge School". www.stonelodgeschool.co.uk.
6. "Construction starts on new £29m secondary school". Kent Online. February 8, 2021.
7. "'We're in!': School moves into new £35m building". Kent Online. June 20, 2022.
8. "First look inside new £32m secondary school". Kent Online. December 15, 2021.
9. "Stone Lodge School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
10. "Subjects - Stone Lodge School". www.stonelodgeschool.co.uk.
11. "Sixth Form - SL6 - Stone Lodge School". www.stonelodgeschool.co.uk.

External links

• Stone Lodge School official website