Oasis Academy Brightstowe

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Oasis Academy Brightstowe
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Address
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Penpole Lane

Bristol
,
BS11 0EB

England
Coordinates 51°29′27″N2°40′11″W / 51.4908°N 2.6698°W / 51.4908; -2.6698 Coordinates: 51°29′27″N2°40′11″W / 51.4908°N 2.6698°W / 51.4908; -2.6698
Information
Type Academy
Established2008
Trust Oasis Community Learning
Department for Education URN 135671 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalAlan Dane
Gender Mixed
Age11to 19
Enrollment811 as of February 2021
Capacity945
HousesMcKinley, Everest, Kilimanjaro, Year 11
Website www.oasisacademybrightstowe.org

Oasis Academy Brightstowe is a secondary school with academy status in Bristol, England. It opened in September 2008 in the buildings of the former Portway Community School.

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Sponsors

Oasis Academy Brightstowe is sponsored by Oasis Community Learning, which is a separate charity, but is part of the Oasis Global family. Oasis UK, a Christian organisation, was founded by Rev Steve Chalke M.B.E. in 1985, and began its work in the UK but now delivers educational, healthcare and housing projects globally. [1] Oasis Community Learning sponsor over fifty other academies across the UK. [2]

Description

Oasis Academy Brightstowe is Academy for 11- to 19-year-olds, [3] located in Shirehampton in north Bristol. The Academy opened in September 2008 in the redeveloped buildings of the former Portway School. [4] It has about 800 students.

On opening, the school served about 500 11-16 year olds from an area of significant social economic disadvantage. A quarter of students were eligible for free school meals. The vast majority of students are White British and very few speak an ethnic language at home. About a third have special educational needs. [5]

Oasis

Oasis Academy Brightstowe is part of the Oasis Community Learning group, a Christian charity [6] The trust have guided forty schools out of special measures. Only one of the 52 Oasis academies is now classified as failing. [7] The academy has been consistently rated as a 'Good' school. [8]

Curriculum

The academy runs a two year Key Stage 3. Setting, based on Key Stage 2 SATs is employed in the Core Subjects (English, maths, science, humanities and languages), with other subjects being mixed ability. [9]

In the three year Key Stage 4, that is years 9, 10 and 11, there is core subjects with option block system. This is based on choosing the subjects needed for English Baccalaureate, and a good progress 8 benchmark score. [9]

Post 16 provision

Students progress to the North Bristol Post 16 Centre which is made up of both Redland Green and Cotham Learning Communities, which offer 45 Level 3 courses and a good selection of Level 2 courses. [9]

Specialism

The specialism of the Academy is Mathematics and ICT with Business and Enterprise, and these disciplines are emphasised throughout the curriculum. [10]

Notable former pupils

Portway School

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  7. ↑ "Oasis leader on his vision for country's first secure school". Schools Week. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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