The Petchey Academy is an academy

Academy (England)

In the education system of England, an academy is a school that is directly funded by central government and independent of control by local government in England. An academy may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind...

 on the site of the former Kingsland School

Kingsland Secondary school

Kingsland Secondary School was a school located on Shacklewell Lane in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It closed in August 2003.The school, originally built as Dalston County School in ca...

 in Shacklewell Lane, Hackney

London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....

, London. It is named after Jack Petchey

Jack Petchey

Jack Petchey CBE is a businessman, now involved in many charitable enterprises. He was born and brought up in the East End of London. During the second world war, he served in the Royal Navy, and used his Navy discharge pay to start a car hire and car sales business. This grew into a business...

and has been sponsored by the Jack Petchey Foundation. It is a comprehensive high school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18. The specialism of Petchey Academy is "Health, Care and Medical Sciences". There are six houses: Darzi, Hunt, Jenner, Saunders, Seacole and Yacoub. These houses are named after different medical heroes and famous medical figures.
There are four types of learning categories. These are: Human Spirit, Natural World, Communications and Controlled World. The Petchey Academy is located in the London Borough of Hackney where its LEA is The Learning Trust. The Petchey Academy's uniform is a black blazer, white shirt, house coloured tie and black trousers, with a kilt option for girls. Kickers are allowed but "dolly" shoes are forbidden.