Oakfields Community College

Oakfields Community College

Motto	Learning For Life
Established	September 2010 [1]
Headteacher	Michael Hutton
Location	Hall Drive Acklam Middlesbrough North Yorkshire TS5 7DY England
Local authority	Middlesbrough
Students	1,350
Ages	11–16
Houses	6
Website	Official website

Oakfields Community College is A New Multi-Million Pound Arts And Sports College in Acklam, Middlesbrough with effect as from September 2010 with the new building opening in September 2012 as part of Middlesbrough's £100 million Building Schools for the Future scheme.

The School The school is run by the Endeavour Educational Trust - a partnership between Macmillan Academy, Teesside University and Middlesbrough College.

Oakfields Community College replaced Hall Garth Community Arts College and King's Manor School in Hall Drive, Acklam.

The new school will open across the two sites in September 2010 with a brand new school building opening in 2012.

It is being built as part of Middlesbrough Council's £100 million Building Schools for the Future programme.

The new school building will accommodate 1,350 pupils aged from 11 to 16.

It will include new classrooms, a performance hall, sports hall and large central atrium.

The grounds will have new landscaping, play areas, a dedicated cycle route and pedestrian footpaths.

There is also a proposed multi-use games area with flood lighting and playing fields in the position of the existing school buildings.

Houses Oakfields has six houses and every student and every member of staff belongs to a house. In keeping with their twin specialisms of Sports And Arts, each house has been named adter a British sports personality and a British arts personality. The students have carried out a selection process and are named after the following:

Hatfield Duffy - Jack Hatfield - Swimmer And Carol Ann Duffy - Poet

Redgrave French - Sir Steve Redgrave - Olympic Rowing And Dawn French - Comedienne And Supporter Of Comic Relief

Lennon Holmes - John Lennon - Musician And Dame Kelly Holmes - Athlete

Wade Gormley - Virginia Wade - Women's Tennis Champion And Anthony Gormley - Creator Of Angel Of The North

Foster Rowling - Brendan Foster - 10,00 Metre Rinner And Creator Of The Great North Run And JK Rowling - Author

Grey Thorpe - Dame Tanni Grey Thompson Paralympian And McKenzie Thorpe - Middlesbrough Artist With International Reputation.

References

1. ^ "Oakfields Website". http://www.oakfieldscc.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 

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