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Oak Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Duck Lane, Bournemouth BH11 9JJ · oak-academy.co.uk · 01202 774600

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
32.5
average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
647
54% of 1,200 places
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
48.1%
First language not English
19%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Authentic Education Group Limited

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 82 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 62 (Places 169)62September 2023: 48 (Places 178)48September 2024: 54 (Places 165)54September 2025: 82 (Places 138)82September 2026: 82 (Places 122)82Places 122
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026122820.7100%
September 2025Sept 2025138820.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024165540.3100%
September 2023Sept 2023178480.3100%
September 2022Sept 2022169620.4100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.5, and 13.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.5, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D+ (21.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 36.6 (England 46.3)36.62017/18: 36.8 (England 46.5)36.82018/19: 34.7 (England 46.7)34.72021/22: 30.9 (England 48.8)30.92022/23: 30.8 (England 46.3)30.82023/24: 35.6 (England 45.9)35.62024/25: 32.5 (England 46.0)32.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼32.546.0
▼13.6%45.4%
▼33.0%64.8%
▼28.4%40.5%
▼2.754.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form17.4+10.6
Further education46.7−19.5
Other education4.3+0.2
Apprenticeship7.6+3.5
Employment4.3−3.8
Not in a lasting destination14.1+7.3
Activity not captured5.4+1.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 16.2 (England 30.5)D-2016/17: 21.1 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 22.8 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 21.8 (England 32.9)D+England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
20 studentsD+ (21.8)Average -0.10
20 studentsD+ (21.8)Average -0.10
10 studentsDist- (32.9)Well above average +0.90
0%AAB or better
80%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1826D+ (22.8)-0.26
2016/1740D (21.1)-0.31
2015/1663D- (16.2)-0.49

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/19
Left in 2018/19Since 2016/17
University26+8
Other education3−3
Apprenticeship2−7
Employment38−14
Not in a lasting destination21+10
Activity not captured10+6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Oak Academy on 19 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
19 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • May 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
115
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲71% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (24%) with SEND

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