Oakwood School, Horley

Oakwood School

Established	1972
Type	Comprehensive school, Community school
Headteacher	Sue Child
Specialism	Technology (Operational)
Location	Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9AE United Kingdom
DfE URN	125273
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1260
Gender	co-educational
Ages	11–16
Houses	5 (Edgeworth, Cheswick, Harelands, Staplehurst and Kinnersley)[1]
Colours	Black and Green
Website	Oakwood School

Coordinates: 51°10′23″N 0°09′20″W / 51.173°N 0.155439°W / 51.173; -0.155439

Oakwood School is a community secondary school located in Horley, Surrey.^[2] It is co-educational and caters for students in the 11-16 age range in that it doesn't have a sixth form.^[2]

History

Oakwood was opened in 1972 following the merger of Court Lodge Comprehensive and Horley County Secondary (Modern) School.^[3] Andy Thompson was headteacher from 1989^[4] until he retired in 2007, when Sue Child took the reins.

Ofsted

At the last Ofsted inspection in May 2010, the school was judged to be Grade 4 - Unsatisfactory,^[5] it was not placed into special measures, instead given a Notice to Improve. A monitoring visit report in February 2011 said that the school was making ... good progress in addressing the issues for improvement and in raising the students’ achievement..^[6] A further visit on the 8th and 9th of June 2011 placed the school into special measures.^[7]

Facilities

The school has a sports centre which is managed Blue Leisure^[8] and includes a fitness gym, astroturf five-a-side pitches, as well as sports halls for a variety of activities.

Oakwood was originally the preferred site for the new Horley leisure centre,^[9] but unforeseen costs made the site uneconomical. The new leisure centre is currently under construction on the site of the former Court Lodge Comprehensive.

Extended confederation

Oakwood is a founder member of the Horley Learning Partnership, an extended confederation which incorporates the Horley SureStart Children’s Centre.^[10]

Notable alumni

• Guntur Dwiarmein,^[11] Taekwondo's youngest ever UK Champion
• Faye White,^[12] captain of England women's national football team

References

1. ^ "Oakwood School Calendar 2009-2010" (pdf). Oakwood School. http://portal.oaktranet.co.uk/Downloads%20for%20Parents/Calendars/Student%20Calendar%202009-2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Edubase record - Establishment: Oakwood School". Department for Education. http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=125273. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
3. ^ "Horley's Schools". Horley Local History Society. http://www.horleyhistory.org.uk/schools.html. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
4. ^ "Teenager arrested after incident at Oakwood School". Surrey Police. http://www.surrey.police.uk/news_item.asp?artid=5460. Retrieved 2011-06-21. 
5. ^ "Oakwood School Inspection Report". Ofsted. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/(id)/121548. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
6. ^ "Notice to improve: monitoring inspection of Oakwood School". Ofsted. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/(id)/131332/(as)/125273_362351.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
7. ^ Ofsted. "Oakwood Inspection Report". Ofsted Schools Inspections. Ofsted. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/filedownloading/?id=1813107&type=1&refer=0. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
8. ^ "Blue Leisure - Oakwood". Blue Leisure. http://www.blueleisure.com/vebo/index.php?idPage=65. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
9. ^ "New site for Horley leisure centre". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/news/2008/july/New_site_for_Horley_leisure_centre.asp. Retrieved 2011-06-21. 
10. ^ "Welcome to the Horley Learnng Partnership". Horley Learnng Partnership. http://www.horleylp.org.uk/welcome.asp. Retrieved 2011-06-21. 
11. ^ "Guntur fights his way to the top!". The College of Richard Collyer. http://www.collyers.ac.uk/guntur-fights-top. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
12. ^ "ENGLAND AND ARSENAL LADIES CAPTAIN FAYE WHITE PRESENTS FREE KIT TO HER OLD SCHOOL TEAM DAYS BEFORE JETTING OFF FOR UEFA CUP GLORY". Football Foundation. http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/?EntryId15=4901. Retrieved 2011-06-21. 

External links

• School website