The Spires Academy is a non-selective secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 in Canterbury, Kent.

The school has dual specialist status in business and enterprise, and in visual, creative and performing arts.

Spires is independently governed, but funded by the sponsors and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

In 2012, Spires Academy spent £125,000 on iPads for all its pupils, they were given to 450 youngsters, but the staff insisted it will not be the end of the traditional pen and paper being used in the classroom.

However, it was claimed the gadgets would revolutionise teaching and boost grades and were bought using the school's IT budget and a government grant.