Oxclose Community Academy

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Oxclose Community Academy
Address
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close

Oxclose

Washington
,
Tyne and Wear
,
NE38 0LN

England
Coordinates 54°53′47″N1°32′43″W / 54.89629°N 1.54535°W / 54.89629; -1.54535
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Sunderland City Council
Department for Education URN 138923 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherP Hegarty
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1,112
Website http://oxclose-sunderland.frogos.net/

Oxclose Community Academy (formerly Oxclose Community School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Oxclose in the town of Washington, Tyne and Wear, Tyne and Wear, England. [1]

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The school was rebuilt in 2007 under the Building Schools for the Future programme. Previously a community school administered by Sunderland City Council, Oxclose Community School converted to academy status in November 2012 and was renamed Oxclose Community Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Sunderland City Council for admissions.

Oxclose Community Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Graduating students usually go on to attend Usworth Sixth Form or Sunderland College. The school is also the location of the North East of England Japanese Saturday School. [2] It is also the second location of the Pauline Cook School of Dance. [3]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". oxclose-sunderland.frogos.net.
  2. ↑ "北東イングランド補習授業校". neengland-hoshuko.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pauline Cook School of Dance". www.thepaulinecookschoolofdancingincludingcats.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Every Eagles Team".


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