Students at Woodham Academy continue to benefit from the significant investment that has taken place with regard to the provision of state of the art ICT facilities.  The Academy proudly boasts almost 400 Windows machines, all of which are less than 3 years old, which equates to a ratio of more than 1 machine per 2 students.  In addition, the Academy’s ‘Mac Suite’ has been developed providing invaluable training par-ticularly for those students who are interested in a career in music technology or art.
Students from last year’s Year 11 were the first to undertake the GCSE Computing course that has been earmarked by the Government as the most desirable ICT qualification for employers due to its curriculum content.  Students from Woodham Academy exceeded the performance of others in the country by 8%, with 75 % of students achieving an A*-C grade compared to the national average of 67%.
In addition to their curriculum experiences, investment in ICT at Woodham Academy will benefit students in their home.  The ongoing development of our bespoke Cloud platform will allow all students on roll at Woodham to download the most recent version of Microsoft Office onto their home computer for the time that they are at Woodham free of charge.
This will allow students to benefit from working on the most up to date software packages at home and addressing any compatibility issues that may have previously arisen.