# Oak Academy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Oak_Academy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Oak_Academy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Academy > Source revision: 1345386221 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the secondary school in [Bournemouth](/source/Bournemouth), [Dorset](/source/Dorset). For the secondary school in [Crewe](/source/Crewe), [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire), see [The Oaks Academy](/source/The_Oaks_Academy). For the [online-educational](/source/Online_education) organization, see [Oak National Academy](/source/Oak_National_Academy). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Oak Academy" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, England Oak Academy Location Duck Lane Bournemouth , Dorset , BH11 9JJ England 50°45′45″N 1°55′13″W / 50.7626°N 1.9203°W / 50.7626; -1.9203 Information Type Academy Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Trust Ambitions Academies Trust Department for Education URN 139037 Tables Ofsted Reports Principal Hayley Richley Gender Co-educational Age 11 to 16 Enrolment 654 (as of 2024) Website https://www.oak-academy.co.uk/ **Oak Academy** (formerly Oakmead College of Technology) is a [co-educational](/source/Co-educational) [secondary school](/source/Secondary_school) located in the northern outskirts of [Bournemouth](/source/Bournemouth) in the [English county](/source/English_county) of [Dorset](/source/Dorset).[1] ## History Previously a [foundation school](/source/Foundation_school) administered by [Bournemouth Borough Council](/source/Bournemouth_Borough_Council), in December 2012 Oakmead College of Technology converted to [academy status](/source/Academy_(English_school)) 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](/source/Sixth_Form) provision, but it was suspended in July 2018 due to low pupil numbers. In September 2012 the school was the temporary location of the new [LeAF Studio](/source/LeAF_Studio) before the [studio school](/source/Studio_school) was relocated to its own building in September 2013.[2] On 23 November 2023, work began on the complete redevelopment of the school site. The plans will see a phased demolition of the existing buildings, excluding the [LeAF Studio](/source/LeAF_Studio) School sports hall, to replace them with a single block for all subjects.[3] ## Buildings The school is divided into blocks A and B (the original girls' and boys' 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.[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Oak Academy"](https://www.oak-academy.co.uk/). www.oak-academy.co.uk. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["A delightful place to learn – LeAF Studio celebrates first ever Ofsted inspection"](http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/education/11702283.___A_delightful_place_to_learn________LeAF_Studio_celebrates_first_ever_Ofsted_inspection/). *Bournemouth Echo*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Work begins on redevelopment of Bournemouth secondary school"](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23941226.work-begins-redevelopment-oak-academy-bournemouth/). *Bournemouth Echo*. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["New Maths block opened"](http://www.deepsouthmedia.co.uk/building-block-success). *Deep South Media*. ## External links - [Oak Academy official website](https://www.oak-academy.co.uk/) - [Ambitions Academies Trust official website](http://www.ambitions-academies.co.uk//) v t e Education in Dorset (including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) Primary Atlantic Academy Portland St Mark's CE Primary School St Peter's RC School Secondary All Saints CE Academy Atlantic Academy Portland Avonbourne Boys' Academy Avonbourne Girls' Academy Beaminster School The Bishop of Winchester Academy The Blandford School The Bourne Academy Budmouth Academy Corfe Hills School The Cornerstone Academy Ferndown Upper School Gillingham School Glenmoor Academy The Grange School The Gryphon School Highcliffe School LeAF Studio Lytchett Minster School Magna Academy Oak Academy Poole High School The Purbeck School Queen Elizabeth's School St Aldhelm's Academy St Edward's RC & CE School St Peter's RC School Shaftesbury School The Sir John Colfox Academy Sturminster Newton High School The Thomas Hardye School Twynham School Wey Valley Academy Winton Academy The Woodroffe School Grammar Bournemouth School Bournemouth School for Girls Parkstone Grammar School Poole Grammar School Independent (preparatory) Castle Court School Dumpton School Hanford School Port Regis School Sherborne Preparatory School Independent Bournemouth Collegiate School Bryanston School Canford School Clayesmore School Leweston School Milton Abbey School Ringwood Waldorf School Sherborne School Sherborne School for Girls Talbot Heath School Further education colleges Bournemouth and Poole College Kingston Maurward College Weymouth College Higher education Arts University Bournemouth Bournemouth University Health Sciences University Defunct Beaminster Grammar School Cranborne Chase School Durnford School Foster's School Homefield School Newell House School Oakdale School The Old Malthouse School St George's School St Peter's Primary School Swanage Grammar School Uplands School Weymouth College (independent) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Oak Academy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Academy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Academy?action=history)). 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