Oasis Academy Oldham
Oasis Academy Oldham | |
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Oasis Community Learning | |
Department for Education URN | 136027 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Marie Dillon |
Associate Principal | Anesta McCullagh |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 1,290 pupils |
Website | http://www.oasisacademyoldham.org/ |
Oasis Academy Oldham is a coeducational secondary school with academy status for 11- to 16-year-olds in the Hollinwood area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
The academy was formed from a merger of
When in 2016 the Collective Spirit Free School was closed, Oasis Academy Oldham accepted many of the 230 displaced children into years 8,9,10 and 11.[1]
History
The academy was formed in 2010 from a merger of
The school was originally staffed by teachers from the preceding schools. In 2011, the previous principal left and 20 staff in August 2012: staffing was not stable, routines and procedures were not in place.[
In 2016 the school still 'required improvement'.[6] When in 2016 the Collective Spirit Free School was closed, Oasis Academy Oldham accepted many of the 230 displaced children into years 8,9,10 and 11.[1]
In 2018 it moved back into special measures as it was an inadequate school. Ofsted focused on pupil under-achievement. The most able pupils and disadvantaged pupils made exceptionally poor progress.
In July 2020, Ofsted reported back on the results of their Section 8 monitoring inspection. They approved the school's improvement plan and the trust's statement of action.[7]
Description
Oasis Academy Oldham is part of the Oasis Community Learning group, and evangelical Christian charity.[8] The trust have guided forty schools out of special measures. 19 per cent of the 52 Oasis academies classified as failing.[9] The trust's founder Reverend Steve Chalke says "Turning round a school is sometimes a quick fix, it really, truly is. And sometimes it’s a really long, hard, hard job".[9]
Academics
Curriculum
Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the National Curriculum, and there success is judged on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'.[10] Schools endeavour to get all students to achieve the English Baccalaureate(EBACC) qualification- this must include core subjects a modern or ancient foreign language, and either History or Geography.
The academy operates a three-year,
At Key Stage 4 the focus is on the EBACC, and there are daily Maths, English and Science lessons- plus some options. Spanish and French are the taught Modern Languages. Again knowledge organisers are used [12]
References
- ^ a b c "Ofsted Section 5 Report 2018". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright
- ^ "Latest press releases | Oldham Council". Oldham.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Sunday People (15 September 2007). "INSIDE HELL'S CLASSROOM". Mirror. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b Akbor, Ruhubia (28 May 2014). "Oasis Academy no longer 'inadequate', say Ofsted". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Ofsted Section 5 Report 2012". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- ^ "Ofsted section 5 Report 2016". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Ofsted Section 8 July 2020". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Oasis Community Learning, registered charity no. 1109288". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ a b "Oasis leader on his vision for country's first secure school". Schools Week. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Nerys. "The school curriculum in England Parliamentary Briefing Paper" (PDF). parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "KO_Booklet_Year_10" (PDF). www.oasisacademyoldham.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "KO_Booklet_Year_10" (PDF). www.oasisacademyoldham.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.