Oldbury College of Sport

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name = Oldbury College of Sport


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established = 1 January 2007
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type = Comprehensive community school
religion = Secular
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head = Mr. J. A. Martin
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specialist = Sports College
street = Pound Road
city = Oldbury
county = West Midlands
country = England
postcode = B68 8NE
LEA = Sandwell
ofsted = 104011
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enrollment = 1,015
gender = Co-educational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.ocos.sandwell.sch.uk/
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Oldbury College of Sport (or Warley High College of Sport) is a comprehensive community school located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It opened as a merger of Warley High School and Langley High School on 1 January 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/education-and-learning/schools/secondary/oldbury-college-of-sport/ |title=Oldbury College of Sport |publisher=Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council |accessdate=2008-05-25] Before the enlarged school opened, the council published a document addressing many parents' and councillors' concerns about merging the school. [cite web |url=http://cmis.sandwell.gov.uk/CMISWebPublic/Binary.ashx?Document=19316 |title=Outcome of Statutory Consultation on the Proposal to Close Langley High School and enlarge Warley High School College of Sport |publisher=Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council |date=2006-08-14 |accessdate=2008-05-25 |format=pdf] The school is holder of the Artsmark silver award, which was transferred from Warley High School when the schools merged. [http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/artsmark/artsmark_round3.php Dead link|date=May 2008]

Overview

Oldbury College has an active languages department that produces German podcasts for students to learn from. [cite web |url=http://www.shirelandclc.co.uk/podcast/Oldbury/German%20/German%20.html |title=German Podcasts |publisher=Shireland City Learning Centre |accessdate=2008-05-25] The college has recently aimed to achieve the "National Healthy Schools Award" by bringing catering in-house and teaching the benefits of healthy living in lessons throughout the curriculum. [cite web |url=http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/casestudy-detail.asp?caseid=30 |publisher=School Food Trust |title=Case Studies - Oldbury College of Sport |month=January |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-05-25] As part of the college's emphasis on sports, it has been awarded funding for a "School Sport Coordinator" scheme. [cite web |url=http://www.eteach.com/JobSeekers/RecruiterProfile.aspx?EmpNo=15863 |title=Oldbury College of Sport, Oldbury, West Midlands |publisher=eteach.com |accessdate=2008-05-25] During the Summer months, the college is host to West Bromwich Albion F.C. soccer camps, [cite web |url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CommunityLatest/0,,10366~1038251,00.html |title=Summer soccer camps |publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C. |date=2007-08-24 |accessdate=2008-05-25] the school also offers numerous sporting activities throughout the year. [cite web |url=http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=391247 |title=Warley High Assets |publisher=Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council |accessdate=2008-05-25]

Results

In the 2006 set of GCSE examinations, 32% of students achieved 5 GCSE grades of C and above. A decrease from 2005's 36%, but a slight rise from 2004's 31% and 2003's 30%. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/333_4110.stm |title=Warley High College of Sport |publisher=BBC 2006 League Tables |date=2007-01-11 |accessdate=2008-05-25] According to these results, the college was placed sixth in the Sandwell LEA. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/333_gcse_lea.stm |title=Schools in Sandwell |publisher=BBC 2006 League Tables |date=2007-01-11 |accessdate=2008-05-25]

References

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* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?Mode=Z&No=3334110&Type=P&Num=p485&Phase=k&Year=06&Base=b Department of Children, Schools and Families' portfolio of the school]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=258846&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\school\104\s10_104011_20040506.pdf Latest OFSTED report (2004)]