Oasis Academy Mayfield

Oasis Academy Mayfield

Motto	To Live is to Learn
Established	2008
Type	Academy
Principal	John James Toland
Specialism	Global Communications
Location	The Grove Southampton Hampshire SO19 9LX England
Local authority	Southampton
Students	850
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Colours	Red      Blue
Website	http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org

Oasis Academy Mayfield is a city academy in Southampton, England run by Oasis Community Learning (a foundation established by the Oasis Trust) with approximately 900 pupils.^[1]

The school operates on the site formerly occupied Grove Park Business and Enterprise College. Years 10 and 11 moved to the Grove Park site in September 2011 and will until February 2012 when they are expected to occupy the new building.

Difficulties

The school was criticised by parents and teachers after an alleged 150 pupils (the figure was later revised to 40)^[2] reportedly caused hundreds of pounds of damage, including multiple smashed windows on the Porchester Road site.^[3] Ofsted insectors were called to investigate the school^[4] after more criticism from the local MP, John Denham and local Labour councillors.^[5] Several parents have transferred pupils to other local schools, including Chamberlayne College for the Arts.^[6] After a meeting between parents and local MP, John Denham, headteacher Ruth Johnson resigned, to be replaced by John Toland on 24 November 2008.^[7][8][9] The school was extensively criticised in Private Eye as a bad example of Labour's City Academies scheme.^{[citation needed]}

John Toland officially took the title of Principal on Monday 2 March 2009 after spending time as Acting Principal following the resignation of Ruth Johnson.^[10]

The 2010 Department for Education School Performance Tables released on 12 January 2011 rated the school the worst in the country according to its Key Stage 2 to 4 contextual value added measure. Taking into account factors including pupils’ gender, mobility and levels of deprivation, pupils make less progress than at any other secondary school in England.^[11]

References

1. ^ "School's out... forever". The Southern Daily Echo (Newsquest Media Group). 1:17pm Friday 4 July 2008. http://www.webcitation.org/5eg3Rt42F. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 
2. ^ Smith, Matt (23 October 2008). "Oasis Academy Mayfield head Ruth Johnson speaks out". NewsQuest. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/3784048.Head_of_troubled_school_defends_decisions_made/. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
3. ^ "Dozens of pupils go on rampage at school". The Southern Daily Echo (Newsquest Media Group). 12:10pm Monday 20 October 2008. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/3772566.Dozens_of_pupils_go_on_rampage_at_school/. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
4. ^ "Ofsted inspectors called into Oasis Academy Mayfield". The Southern Daily Echo (Newsquest Media Group). 12:20pm Friday 24 October 2008. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/briefing/oasisacademy/3788036.Ofsted_inspectors_called_into_city_academy/. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 
5. ^ "Oasis Academy Mayfield needs experts says John Denham". The Southern Daily Echo (Newsquest Media Group). 10:58am Wednesday 22 October 2008. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/briefing/oasisacademy/3781018.School_needs_troubleshooters/. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 
6. ^ "Fathers says why he took sons out of Oasis Academy". The Southern Daily Echo (Newsquest Media Group). 6:30am Friday 21 November 2008. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/education/3865625.Why_I_took_sons_out_of_school/. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
7. ^ "City's new academy head resigns". BBC News (BBC). 19:05 GMT, Monday, 24 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7746955.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
8. ^ "Head teacher resigns from city school after parents complaints". The Southern Daily Echo (Newsquest Media Group). 11:10am Monday 24 November 2008. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/briefing/oasisacademy/3872026.Head_of_troubled_Oasis_academy_quits/. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
9. ^ "New Principal for Oasis Academy Mayfield". 2008-11-24. http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/news/63. Retrieved 2008-11-24. ^{[dead link]}
10. ^ "John Toland is here to stay!". 2009-05-03. http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/news/104. 
11. ^ http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8785245.City_school_vows_to_turn_things_around/

External links

• Official site