The A.C.E. Educational Programme has been produced by Christians with advanced degrees in Education and years of classroom experience. Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) has been used in British Christian schools for over twenty years.

The programme is reviewed and updated continuously, and its distinctive features are: Biblical traditional values, academic excellence, diagnostic testing, individualised instruction, mastery-based learning, and reasoning skills.

The basic curriculum, which all students study, has five core subjects: Mathematics, English Grammar/Literature, Social Studies (Geography, History & Community) and Word Building. There is a controlled vocabulary which runs through all subjects so that every new word a child meets is clearly explained.

In the ACE curriculum, each subject is presented in workbooks called PACE's. PACE's are working documents which lead the students stage by stage through each subject. Students master the material at a speed consistent with their ability as they work in private workstations/offices in the Learning Centre. The knowledge in a PACE builds upon what the child has learned in the previous PACE's. In this way he or she is constantly adding to a store of knowledge. PACE's allow children to progress steadily through the curriculum, building a firm base of understanding. Advancement to new material is not permitted until testing demonstrates that the student has thoroughly comprehended all the material contained in the previous PACE.

The Learning Centre develops responsibility, concentration and self-control while the wisdom inherent in the PACE content develops truthfulness and unselfishness. All other classes enrich and build on this solid foundation.

Locksley Christian School provides academic training in a Christian atmosphere that enriches lives, builds character, and encourages full-time Christian living and service.

At the start of the school day, each student settles into their own 'office' and focuses on the day's academic goals in the Learning Centre. Classical music plays quietly in the background. Stars of achievement are awarded, new PACE's are presented, and PACE tests are prepared for. While the mind is fresh, there is quietness to concentrate on the central skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. In the lower and middle Learning Centres this could also involve group activities, discussion, and readers being heard. In the Upper Learning Centre this involves PACE tests for accreditation for the International Certificate of Christian Education.

Students in the Learning Centre work on PACE's at their own speed and according to their own ability.

The staff are released by this method to devote more time to each child. If a child is unable to solve a problem, he or she can call on the Supervisor for help. The Supervisor then works carefully with the child until the difficulty has been overcome.

Since the instruction is private, the student is encouraged to ask questions which might be embarrassing asked in front of the whole class. Therefore, there is a free exchange between the Supervisor and student and consequently the student really learns.

While the foundation of learning in Locksley Christian School is the ACE programme, other activities build upon and complement the core curriculum studied in the Learning Centre.

During the course of the morning, students leave the Learning Centre for I.T. lessons, tutorials, music tuition on individual instruments, and mini-classes - depending on each child's need.

Their afternoons are spent on Practical Science, Creative English, Literature, History, Art, Music, Devotions, Drama, Dance, and Physical Education. Some of these activities become options at 14+ as the students focus on their ICCE accreditation.

Field trips and outings give students a wider understanding of their heritage and the world in which they live. Each year group has at least one outing per term.

An important event in the school year for many of the students is the European Student Convention based in Shropshire. This is a week of competition and interaction with students from other schools using the same Christian curriculum as Locksley Christian School. Throughout the year students plan and prepare events in various categories including academics, art, drama, music, and sport. The culmination of all this hard work is the week long convention held in July. As well as experiencing good competition in a friendly environment,students make new friends and are encouraged by inspirational speakers.

In the last three years, students from Locksley who excelled in the European competition have attended the International Student Convention in America with over two thousand ACE students from around the world. In 2004 at Flagstaff, Arizona, Locksley Christian School achieved particular success, receiving the award for the top school in the music category.