Oakgrove School Explained

Oakgrove School
Coordinates:52.0385°N -0.709°W
Motto:Excellence, Innovation, Respect
Established:2005
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Ian Tett (secondary), Mark Sim (primary and nursery)
Chair Label:Chair of governors
Address:Venturer Gate
Country:England
Postcode:MK10 9JQ
Dfeno:826/4703
Urn:136454
Ofsted:yes
Average Class Size:25
Lower Age:3
Upper Age:19
Hours In Day:6 hours, 30 minuets
Houses:Columba, Draco, Noctua, Pegasus, Draco, Phoenix
Website:http://www.oakgrove.school/

Oakgrove School is a coeducational, nursery, primary school, secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Middleton (Oakgrove Secondary) and Oakgrove (Oakgrove Primary & Nursery) districts of south-east Milton Keynes, England. It is the flagship school of the Kingsbridge Educational Trust.[1]

The school originally opened on 1 September 2005, intaking roughly 60 students of both Year 7 and Year 8. In September 2016 the school expanded further to include a primary and nursery school section, for children aged 4 to 11.[2]

Oakgrove Primary & Nursery

The Primary & Nursery section of Oakgrove School was introduced along with the development of the Oakgrove district. The current headteacher is Mark Sim.

Oakgrove Secondary

Oakgrove Secondary (originally opened as Oakgrove School) was founded in 2005. From 2005 to 2015 (2014–2015 academic year) the headteacher was Peter Barnes (current executive headteacher of Kingsbridge Educational Trust);[3] however, from 2015 to present, Ian Tett currently holds this position.

Ofsted inspection results

Oakgrove School has undergone 4 full inspections conducted by Ofsted. Gradings have varied from outstanding to good. The latest full inspection was conducted on 26–27 June 2019.

!Date of inspection !Overall effectiveness!Headteacher
13–14 September 2006GoodPeter Barnes
10–11 June 2010OutstandingPeter Barnes
8–9 May 2013OutstandingPeter Barnes
26–27 June 2019GoodIan Tett

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kingsbridge Educational Trust.
  2. Web site: Primary & Nursery - Oakgrove School. www.oakgrove.school. 2016-09-05.
  3. Web site: Welcome from the Executive Headteacher Kingsbridge Educational. www.ket.education. 2019-08-13.
  4. Web site: Oakgrove School March 2008 Newsletter. Oakgrove School. 29 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115065624/http://www.oakgrove.milton-keynes.sch.uk/documents/newsletters/2008/March/March2008.pdf. 15 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Oakgrove Alumni Football Success. Oakgrove School. 29 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130321085149/http://www.oakgrove.milton-keynes.sch.uk/wordpress/?p=213. 21 March 2013.