Contact
The Kingston Academy
Richmond Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT2 5PE
Summary of Key Contacts for Parents
The working hours of the school are between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday in term time. Staff will endeavour to reply to emails within 48 hours of their receipt.
School Telephone Number: 0208 465 6200
General enquiries: enquiries@thekingstonacademy.org
Typically for those who are not members of our school community who are looking for information about the school or who wish to inform us about anything or if you have a general enquiry:
Administrative enquiries: office@thekingstonacademy.org
Typically for parents who need to get something organised for their child or who need assistance with an administrative matter relating to their child (e.g. need a new lanyard, assistance with ParentPay, lost property enquiry etc.).
Attendance
- Log on to the EdulinkOne App and report an absence / appointment
EduLink One is a school information platform that can be accessed on any device – PC, laptop, tablet or mobile device – via the web browser or via the EduLink One app.
To download Edulink please click here.
- Email attendance@thekingstonacademy.org
- Phone the main school number (020 8465 6200) and select Option 1 to leave a message
- For Sixth Form absences please email sixthform@thekingstonacademy.org
If you wish to notify the school that your child or a member of your family has tested positive for COVID-19 you can:
- call the school on 0208 465 6200 and notify reception
- if it is the weekend, evening or school holidays: outofhours@thekingstonacademy.org
Safeguarding: 07519 738760
During school hours for any issue relating to child safety and safeguarding you can contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mr Holmes, or the Acting Safeguarding lead on the above number. If your communication relates to an urgent safeguarding issue about a child living in Kingston or Richmond, please contact the Single Point of Access on 020 8547 5008 (out of hours, phone 020 8770 5000.) If it relates to a child living in any other local authority, you can find the contact details of the relevant authority by entering your postcode here.
The Head Teacher: Please email Mrs Cavanagh’s PA, Mrs L Cruickshank, at lcruickshank@thekingstonacademy.org
Admissions (Year 7 and in-year admission enquiries)
All admissions to the school are dealt with by the Royal Borough of Kingston. You can find out more information here:
Heads of Year: For pastoral enquiries relating to:
Year 7 – Mr A Lockett: alockett@thekingstonacademy.org
Year 8 – Mr A Vaughan-Jordan: avaughanjordan@thekingstonacademy.org
Year 9 – Ms F Pope: fpope@thekingstonacademy.org
Year 10 – Ms S Macfarlane: smacfarlane@thekingstonacademy.org
Year 11 – Ms E Barnard: ebarnard@thekingstonacademy.org
Acting Year 12 – Ms J Bowey: jbowey@thekingstonacademy.org
Year 13 – Ms E Davidson: edavidson@thekingstonacademy.org
Sixth Form Enquiries:
Contact the Head of Sixth Form – Ms M Johnston: mjohnston@thekingstonacademy.org
Subject Lead Teachers: For enquiries relating to a particular subject taught in school you can contact the Curriculum Lead Teacher using the following email addresses:
Maths – Ms K Heys: kheys@thekingstonacademy.org
Science – Dr R Bartlett: rbartlett@thekingstonacademy.org
Biology – Ms M Portillo: mportillo@thekingstonacademy.org
Chemistry – Mr M Mohamed: mmohamed@thekingstonacademy.org
Physics – Mr R Galletly: rgalletly@thekingstonacademy.org
Digital Literacy – Mr R Smith: rsmith@thekingstonacademy.org
History – Ms G Negrotti: gnegrotti@thekingstonacademy.org
Geography – Mr N Collins: ncollins@thekingstonacademy.org
Philosophy & Ethics – Ms E Raven: eraven@thekingstonacademy.org
English – Ms A On: aon@thekingstonacademy.org
Media Studies – Ms M Cruz: mcruz@thekingstonacademy.org
Drama – Ms T Duncan: tduncan@thekingstonacademy.org
Modern Foreign Languages: Mr J Taylor: jtaylor@thekingstonacademy.org
Business & Economics – Mr R Saunders: rsaunders@thekingstonacademy.org
Psychology – Ms J Bowey: jbowey@thekingstonacademy.org
Design & Technology – Mr M O’Brien: mkobrien@thekingstonacademy.org
Art – Ms J Omotesho: jomotesho@thekingstonacademy.org
Music – Ms C Carter: ccarter@thekingstonacademy.org
PE – Mr D Waters: dwaters@thekingstonacademy.org
PSHE – Mr C Bhangu: cbhangu@thekingstonacademy.org
Inclusion: Contact our Assistant Head Teacher i/c Inclusion, Ms C Briggs via cbriggs@thekingstonacademy.org
Specialist Resource Provision Lead: Contact the Head of our Specialist Resource Provision, Mr D Stenning, via dstenning@thekingstonacademy.org
Other Contacts
Office Manager – Ms L Thomas: email: via lthomas@thekingstonacademy.org Mrs Crane is able to deal with initial queries from parents and other members of the public.
Chair of the Board of Trustees – Mr Graham Willett: contacted via Mrs Z. Gallagher, via Clerk to the Trust via clerk@thekingstonacademy.org
Location
The map below shows the school’s location. The school is on the No:65 bus route. It is also a manageable 10 minute walk from Kingston station.
Disabled Access to The Kingston Academy
The school is fully accessible to wheelchair users. There is a disabled lift to the first floor of the school. In addition, there is disabled parking in the front of the school.