Oxford Academy, Oxfordshire

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The Oxford Academy
Address
Oxford Academy, Oxfordshire
Sandy Lane West

Oxford
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX4 6JZ

England
Coordinates 51°43′16″N1°13′05″W / 51.72106°N 1.2181194°W / 51.72106; -1.2181194
Information
Type Academy
MottoLearning and Leading for the World of Tomorrow
Established2008
Local authority Oxfordshire County Council
TrustRiver Learning Trust
Department for Education URN 148354 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherNora Ward
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Website http://www.theoxfordacademy.org.uk/

The Oxford Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Littlemore, Oxford, England. Formerly Peers School, it was re-opened as an Academy in September 2008 and is the state secondary school for The Leys, Rose Hill and Littlemore..

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History

Grammar school

The school's origins begin with Littlemore Grammar School.

Comprehensive

In 1968 Littlemore Grammar School merged with Northfield Secondary Modern School to form Oxford's first comprehensive school - the Peers School.

The Academy

The Oxford Academy opened in September 2008 on the site of Peers School, which had been designated a failing school. It initially used the existing buildings from the former school. In March 2009 the construction of a new, purpose-built £33 million school building was approved by Oxfordshire County Council. [1] The new building was opened to pupils in February 2011. [2] The Academy was placed in special measures in January 2013, following an Ofsted inspection in November 2012. David Brown was appointed headmaster as a result of the inspection. In January 2015 the school's rating was improved and it was taken out of special measures. [3] However following a subsequent inspection in 2019 the Academy was rated "inadequate" and returned to special measures. [4]

The Academy's sponsors are Beecroft Trust (a charitable initiative of venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft), the Diocese of Oxford, and Oxford Brookes University. It has 1,267 students, including a sixth form. Class sizes are smaller than average in the state sector, with between 20 and 25 students in a class rather than between 25 and 30. [3] After being returned to special measures in 2020 an interim academy board and intermin headteacher, David Terry, were appointed to oversee planned changes. [5] In March 2020 Nora Ward was appointed as the new permanent headteacher from September 2020. [6]

The Oxford Academy was the first state-school to compete in Esports competitions as the TOA Toads in association with British Student Championships. The esports programme was founded and coached by Grant Wilson. [7]

Notable former pupils

Littlemore Grammar School

Peers School

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References

  1. ↑ "Oxford Academy gets £33m rebuild". BBC News. London. 26 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Oxford Academy ready to open doors of its new building". Oxford Mail. Oxford. 21 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Oxford Academy gets itself out of special measures". Oxford Mail. Oxford. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Grubb, Sophie (17 January 2020). "The Oxford Academy rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted and placed in special measures". Oxford Mail . Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Grubb, Sophie (17 January 2020). "The Oxford Academy leaders confident of improvements after Ofsted report". Oxford Mail . Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Grubb, Sophie (19 March 2020). "The Oxford Academy names new headteacher". Oxford Mail . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "British Esports Student Champs · Rocket League Spring Division 3 :: Matches :: TOA Toads vs Kingston College". champs.britishesports.org. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Obituary: William Buchan". The Guardian . 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019.
  9. ↑ Ursula Buchan
  10. ↑ Antonia Boström
  11. ↑ Eloise Millar


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