Oaklands Catholic School Explained

Oaklands Catholic School
Coordinates:50.8684°N -1.0216°W
Motto:United by the Cross
Established:1966
Type:Academy
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Matthew Quinn
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Andrew Hastilow
Specialist:Humanities College
Address:Stakes Hill Road
City:Waterlooville
Country:England
Postcode:PO7 7BW
Local Authority:Hampshire
Ofsted:yes
Urn:137345
Staff:>200
Enrolment:1400
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Houses:St Catherine
St Clare
St Dominic
St Margaret
St Martin
St Stephen
St Teresa
St Vincent
Publication:Oaklands News
Website:https://www.oaklandscatholicschool.org/

Oaklands Roman Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form college with academy status located in Waterlooville, Hampshire.[1] It opened in 1966, although its history can be traced back to 1902. Around 1400 students attend the main school with over 150 in the sixth form college. It has been a Specialist Humanities College since 2005. The school had a "Good" Ofsted report in 2017 and were accredited with "many outstanding features".[2]

History

Oaklands was established in Southsea as a convent school for girls (The Convent of The Cross) in 1902 by the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth William Timothy Cotter with a group of Sisters of the Cross and Passion from Boscombe, Bournemouth.[3] The school moved into the Oaklands estate in 1947. It had previously belonged to General Sir Charles James Napier and consisted of the land around the White House up to Purbrook Way in addition to several servant houses along Stakes Hill Road.[3]

In 1959, the younger students moved into their own school which later became St Peter’s Catholic Primary School.[3] In 1966, Portsmouth Catholic Grammar, St Teresa’s, and The Convent of The Cross merged into Oaklands Convent School.[3] In 1971, due to an urgent need for Catholic school places for both boys and girls, Oaklands became a voluntary-aided co-educational comprehensive school.[3]

Buildings

The school is made up of eight houses and consists of seven different blocks, separated into different subject groups. Three new blocks were developed (Music, Humanities, sixth form) during an extensive site improvement programme; each of these were built incorporating a Christian cross in different coloured bricks. In 2012, a major refurbishment of the Maths/Science blocks was also undertaken.[4]

Uniform

The school uniform was redesigned for the September 2009 academic year; the expense of the uniform caused criticism.[5] A press release was issued claiming that many of the facts published by newspaper articles were incorrect, and that due to the controversy, the school would start a cheaper uniform shop.[6]

Alumni

Alumni of Oaklands School include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC NEWS - Education - League Tables - Performance results for Oaklands Catholic School. news.bbc.co.uk. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102004027/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/850_5411.stm. 2 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Find an inspection report. Ofsted.
  3. Web site: History of the School. Oaklands Catholic School.
  4. Web site: Oaklands News. 395. September 2013. 3. Oaklands.
  5. Web site: Comprehensive defends new school uniform costing nearly £100. Martin. Wainwright. 17 August 2009. www.theguardian.com. 12 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308022059/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/aug/18/school-uniform-100-pounds-oaklands. 8 March 2016. live. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: School News & Activities. Press Release Uniform. Oaklands School. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091230064456/http://oaklands.hants.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=32. 30 December 2009. dmy-all. 18 August 2009.
  7. News: Jon Cruddas: the philosopher at the heart of Labour's policy planning. The Guardian. 17 May 2012. London, UK. Nicholas. Watt. 15 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518105739/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/may/17/jon-cruddas-philosopher-labour-policy. 18 May 2017. live.
  8. Web site: Caroline Dinenage MP - GOV.UK. www.gov.uk. en. 2019-08-07.
  9. Web site: Political Honours conferred: January 2022 . Gov.uk . 18 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Mordaunt, Rt Hon. Penelope Mary, (Rt Hon. Penny), (born 4 March 1973), PC 2017; MP (C) Portsmouth North, since 2010; Minister of State, Department for International Trade, since 2021 . 14 July 2022 . WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO . en . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u251190 . 978-0-19-954088-4 . 14 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210814150411/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-251190 . live.
  11. News: Who is Penny Mordaunt?. 2019-05-02. 2019-08-05. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617181954/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-41930719. 17 June 2019. live.
  12. Web site: Southampton's golden boy – but James Ward-Prowse's heart remains in Portsmouth . Portsmouth News. 7 November 2020.
  13. Web site: Stanley . Megan . 2022-05-16 . The musical comedy duo you didn't know grew up in Hampshire . 2023-05-19 . hampshirelive . en.
  14. Web site: 2018-01-29 . Who are the Nationwide advert sisters, Flo and Joan? . live . Jessica . Lindsay . https://web.archive.org/web/20180203011320/http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/29/nationwide-advert-sisters-flo-joan-7270095 . 2018-02-03 . 2020-06-23 . . en.
  15. Web site: Donaldson . Brian . Laugh your way through coronavirus lockdown: Try these comedies for size . 2020-06-23 . The Courier . 5 April 2020 . en-GB.
  16. News: Maxwell . Dominic . Flo & Joan review — on‑song sisters can up schtick and shine . en . 2019-08-23 . subscription . 2020-06-24 . 0140-0460 . TheTimes.co.uk.
  17. News: A businessman who got bored of waiting for the government to reduce fly-tipping has created a new app to combat the problem . East London and West Essex Guardian Series . en.
  18. News: Man spends £300k of own money in personal war against fly-tipping . . 24 August 2019 . en.
  19. News: 'I'm not ashamed of where I grew up' . . en.

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