Oaks Park High School, Carshalton

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Oaks Park High School
Address
Oaks Park High School, Carshalton
Damson Way

Carshalton

London
,
SM5 3HP

England
Coordinates 51°21′21″N0°09′31″W / 51.35596°N 0.15858°W / 51.35596; -0.15858
Information
Type Academy
MottoIgniting a passion for learning
Local authority Sutton
TrustCheam Academies Network
Department for Education URN 147538 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherAmit Amin
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1179
Website https://www.oaksparkhigh.org.uk/

Oaks Park High School (formerly Stanley Park High School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Carshalton area of the London Borough of Sutton, England. [1]

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In this school, there is a further sub-division into 4 mini schools; Trade, Performance, World and Horizon. On entry, students are placed in one of the four mini-schools, with each one containing an equal mix of girls and boys, as well as an equal spread of pupil ability levels. [2]

In 2012, the school moved to a new building in Damson Way, having previously been located in an older building on Stanley Park. It won the 2012 London Design Award for new build at the Education Business Award. [3]

An OFSTED inspection from July 2013 rated the school with 'Requires Improvement' - although teaching, leadership and behaviour were rated 'Good'.

In 2014, teachers leading a school trip were accused of "fighting in front of the children and shouting offensive comments at each other". One parent reported that "There was another girl who wasn't very well on the trip and they couldn't find the teacher who had their medication because they had gone drinking". The school claimed that it had carried out a "thorough and detailed investigation". [4]

The school was named the "Best Secondary School" in the country in the Times Educational Supplement (TES) 2016 Awards. [5] TES described the school as having achieved "remarkable outcomes for its student body by focusing on igniting their passion for learning." The judges were "impressed by the creative, ambitious and supportive culture fostered at Stanley Park". They noted: "At a time of huge pressure on schools, the submission from Stanley Park High made it obvious that the welfare and wellbeing of the children comes above anything else." [6]

However, by 2018, the school had been listed as one of "England's worst schools" in the Daily Mirror, based on Department for Education data. [7]

The school introduced a compulsory numberplate scheme for student cyclists in September 2018 which attracted widespread criticism. Olympian Chris Boardman said that the governors should step in, while Cycling UK described it as "part of a trend of head teachers trespassing on parental responsibilities". [8] London Cycling Campaign described the measure as “bizarre” and “disproportionate” [9]

The latest OFSTED report, from February 2019, rated the school as ‘inadequate’, the lowest rating available. Underachievement of pupils, inadequate teaching, poor management and substandard development for pupils were all highlighted, although the report also stated that recent changes in leadership had the potential to rectify the situation. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Stanley Park High School, BBC News, UK, 15 January 2004.
  2. ↑ "The Four Schools - Stanley Park". www.stanleyparkhigh.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ↑ London Borough of Sutton Press Release Feb 2013
  4. ↑ Duggan, Oliver (10 June 2014). "Teachers in a 'drunken brawl' on school trip to Barcelona". The Telegraph.
  5. ↑ Sutton Guardian
  6. ↑ Times Educational Supplement Archived 2016-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ O'Neill, Kara (25 January 2018). "England's worst schools revealed". Daily Mirror.
  8. ↑ "Children to be banned from cycling to school without number plates". BBC News. 25 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "London school bans pupils cycling unless they use bicycle number plates". Independent.co.uk . 25 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Stanley Park High". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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