New London Academy is a historic school located in Forest, Bedford County, Virginia.

This survival led to New London Academy being known as one of the oldest continuously running public schools of Virginia or even the South.

Early in 1775, the academy was established on its present campus near the former town of New London as a classical school for boys.

New London Academy is the only public school in Virginia to operate under a charter from the General Assembly.

[4] New London Academy held its first in 1797–1798 to collect funds for additional buildings and running the school.

[3] Throughout the years of operation, New London Academy's focus on education has changed: The original campus of 1795 consisted of a two-story, frame building with a hipped roof, interior end chimneys, and enlarged windows.

[5] Later in 1839, the original academy building was replaced by a brick carbon copy, now known as Alumni Hall.

But despite that, he had a perfect conception the "Pavilion" idea for the campus of New London Academy, that goes back to the construction of the original buildings, by Curle and Jones in 1797.

While the approval for the new building was confirmed in 1869, construction did not occur until 1872, after the short stint New London Academy had in the new public school system.

[10] Evans Hall, though initially a residence for the principal, served other purposes in the latter years of the academy.

[12] When Reverend Thomas Brown became the principal of New London Academy, he told prospective parents that he used the New Testament as a textbook, though he took care to note that the school would avoid being linked to any one church denomination.

[14] Despite the lack of formal denominational links, one of the main goals of New London Academy and many schools at the time was to prepare the students for living completely, internally, externally and eternally.

Ms. Coleman, a teacher at the academy was known for her passion for church and her disdain for the Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Holy Bible.

Dr. George A. Baxter left the academy in 1798 to instruct at Liberty Hall (Forest, Virginia).