Oak Academy

Oak Academy (formerly Oakmead College of Technology) is a co-educational secondary school located in the northern outskirts of Bournemouth in the English county of Dorset.[1]

This article is about the secondary school in Bournemouth, Dorset. For the secondary school in Crewe, Cheshire, see The Oaks Academy.

Oak Academy
Address
Duck Lane

Bournemouth
,
Dorset
,
BH11 9JJ

England
Coordinates50°45′45″N 1°55′13″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
TrustAmbitions Academies Trust
Department for Education URN139037 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMr Richard Burgas
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment418
Websitehttps://www.oak-academy.co.uk/

History

Previously a foundation school administered by Bournemouth Borough Council, in December 2012 Oakmead College of Technology converted to academy status and was renamed Oak Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Ambitions Academies Trust due to a legacy of low expectations and low exam outcomes for students. The current OFSTED rating is "Requires Improvement."

The school previously operated a sixth Form provision,but this was suspended in July 2018 due to low pupil numbers.

In September 2012 the school was the temporary location of the new LeAF Studio before the studio school was relocated to its own building in September 2013.[2]

Buildings

The school is divided into blocks A and B (the original girl's and boy's schools).

A Block contains the following curriculum areas: English and Science, French & Spanish, Health & Social Care, Business and a media classroom. It also contains an assembly hall (hall A), a playground, the sports hall, one IT room, eight science labs, the library and two modern foreign language rooms.

B Block contains other curriculum areas: Geography, History, ICT & Computer Science, Drama, Music and Design & Technology, Sociology and Psychology. There are 5 Design & Technology rooms — one Food Technology room, one Resistant Materials room, one Graphics room, one Art room and one Electronics room. This section of the school also contains four ICT rooms, one Music room, another assembly hall (hall B), a playground, the canteen, the Inclusion Support Centre, and the main administrative offices.

A recently refurbished block now houses all of the Maths lessons delivered at the Academy.[3]

References
  1. "Oak Academy". www.oak-academy.co.uk.
  2. "A delightful place to learn – LeAF Studio celebrates first ever Ofsted inspection". Bournemouth Echo.
  3. "New Maths block opened". Deep South Media.
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