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Oak Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 647of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 48.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 88
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 19 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Oakmead College of Technology (URN 113881, until 1 December 2012).
What the data says
Oak Academy has no sixth form. Of the 81 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 53% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
20% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 32.5 against 46.1 across England and 50.5 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, with 14% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Oak Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Oak Academy | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 81 | 3,857 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 77% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 69% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 12% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 20% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Oak Academy | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 32.5 | 50.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 14% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 33% | 75% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.75 | 4.54 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 49% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 26.7 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 38.0 | 54.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 17% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 83 | 94% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 40% |
| Mathematics | 83 | 94% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 45% |
| Combined Science | 81 | 92% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 47% |
| English Literature | 81 | 92% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 38% |
| History | 48 | 55% | 41% | 8% | 26% | 35% |
| Spanish | 27 | 31% | 19% | 4% | 27% | 19% |
| Business Studies | 26 | 30% | 18% | 4% | 20% | 35% |
| Geography | 20 | 23% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 25% |
| Art and Design | 14 | 16% | 7% | 14% | 24% | 57% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 16% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 50% |
| Drama | 9 | 10% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 44% |
| Sociology | 9 | 10% | 4% | 11% | 21% | 33% |
| Film Studies | 6 | 7% | 1% | 17% | 20% | 33% |
| Polish | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 12 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 7 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 6 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Avonbourne Girls Academy
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Bournemouth School
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Bournemouth School for Girls
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Corfe Hills School
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Glenmoor Academy
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.