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Oasis Academy Coulsdon 
Motto Our Partnership for Success Established 1st September 2008 Type Academy Religion Non religious but funded by a Christian organisation Executive Principal Mr John Murphy[1] Founder Steve Chalke, Oasis Trust Specialism Technology College, Business and Enterprise Location Homefield Road
Coulsdon
Greater London
CR5 1ES
EnglandLocal authority Croydon DfE URN 101822 Ofsted Reports Students 938 Gender Coeducational Ages 11–18 Colours Green Blue Website Oasis Academy Coulsdon Coordinates: 51°17′57″N 0°06′39″W / 51.29912°N 0.11075°W
Oasis Academy Coulsdon, formerly known as Coulsdon High School, is a school in the London Borough of Croydon, UK. It is between the area of Coulsdon and Caterham It is an academy run by the Christian charity Oasis Trust. As of 2008 a planned £20 million will be invested into the school by the Oasis Trust, over the next five years. Improvements include a laptop for every child and a sixth form college to be opened in 2011.[2]
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History
Taunton Manor
Taunton Manor opened in 1959. The main buildings have stayed pretty much the same since then, with various extensions being built.
Coulsdon High
Taunton Manor reopened as Coulsdon High in the Summer of 1994. Several new extensions were built for the changeover. The school was not very successful however, and persistently underperformed in comparison with other schools in the area. In 2006 the school was put on special measures[3] Within one year, the status was revoked by Croydon Council but the plans for the new academy were already under way. Many objected to the plans as in its final year Coulsdon High achieved the best GCSE results in the school's history, a 41% A* - C pass rate.[4]
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
The school reopened again as Oasis Academy Coulsdon on September 1, 2008. The grand opening was attended by the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of Schools Lord Adonis and the founder of the Oasis Trust Steve Chalke.[5] The new headteacher, John Murphy, was personally headhunted for the job. He specialises in taking over at under-performing schools and turning them around within two years.[4] Oasis will be investing over £20 million into the school over the next four years, resulting in the opening of a sixth form in 2011 and a community health-care centre in 2009.[4]
Current curriculum
Oasis Academy Coulsdon runs the standard UK National curriculum with a few exceptions. Students can take several GCSE subjects as BTECs instead including Physical Education and Business Enterprise. Under the schools previous status as a technology college, students were required to take one technology subject for GCSE. It has not yet been disclosed whether this will be continued at Oasis Academy: Coulsdon.
Famous graduates
Famous graduates of Oasis Academy Coulsdon in all its previous forms, include the football player Nigel Reo-Coker and the three times world champion boxer Duke McKenzie.[6] Mazhar Majeed, the cricket bookmaker who was arrested on charges of match fixing, is also a graduate.
References
- ^ "Contacts". Oasis Academy Coulsdon. http://www.oasisacademycoulsdon.org/aboutus/contacts/. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "FAQ-Investment". http://www.oasiscommunitylearning.org/coulsdon.html.
- ^ "Academy Prospect for Coulsdon High". http://www.croydon.gov.uk/democracy/councilnews/coulsdonhigh.
- ^ a b c "All change at Coulsdon's newest school". http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/latestnews/change-Coulsdon-s-newest-school/article-303334-detail/article.html.
- ^ "Government minister visits Coulsdon academy". http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/coulsdon/Government-minister-visits-Coulsdon-academy/article-319787-detail/article.html.
- ^ "Boxers of the past- Duke McKenzie". http://www.britishboxing.net/news_553-Boxer-of-the-Past-Duke-McKenzie.html.
External links
Schools in the London Borough of Croydon Primary Whitehorse Manor Junior School · Winterbourne Junior Boys' School · Courtwood Primary · Selsdon Primary · West Thornton Primary SchoolState secondary Addington High School · Ashburton Community School · Coloma Convent R C · Edenham High School · Harris Academy Crystal Palace · Harris Academy Purley · Harris Academy South Norwood · The John Fisher School · Norbury Manor High School for Girls · Riddlesdown High School · Selsdon High School · Shirley High School · St. Andrew's Church of England High School · St. Joseph's College · St. Mary's R C High School · Archbishop Tenison's School · The Archbishop Lanfranc School · Thomas More School · Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School · Westwood Language College For Girls · Woodcote High School · BRIT School · Oasis Academy CoulsdonIndependent secondary Further education Former Selective and Grammar Categories:- Education in Croydon
- Technology Colleges in England
- Academies in Croydon
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