Oakwood School, Horley

Oakwood School
Address
Map
Balcombe Road

Horley
,
Surrey
,
RH6 9AE

England
Coordinates51°10′23″N 0°09′20″W / 51.173°N 0.155439°W / 51.173; -0.155439
Information
TypeCommunity school
Motto"Achieving Excellence Together"
Established1989
Local authoritySurrey County Council
Department for Education URN125273 Tables
OfstedReports
Head of GovernorsDavid Brown
Head teacherJ Gladstone[1]
Genderco-educational
Age11 to 16
EnrolmentApproximately 1300
Houses5 (Shakespeare, Newton, Austin, Nightingale and Brunel)[2]
Colour(s)Green and Black
Websitewww.oakwood.surrey.sch.uk

Oakwood School is a community secondary school located in Horley, Surrey, England.[3] It is co-educational and caters for students in the 11–16 age range, as it does not have a sixth form.[3]

History

Oakwood was opened in 1989 following the merger of Court Lodge Comprehensive (shut down on 31 August 1989) and Horley Comprehensive (Secondary Modern) School.[4]

Its Headteachers have been:

  • Andy Thompson: 1989 - 2007
  • Sue Child: 2007 - 2015
  • Simon Potten: 2015 - 2023
  • Mr J Gladstone: 2023-Present [1]

Ofsted

At the Ofsted inspection in November 2013, the school was judged to be Grade 2 - Good.[5] This followed its previous inspection in 2012 where it was rated Grade 3 - Satisfactory[6] and was removed from special measures.

Facilities

The school has a sports centre which is managed by Blue Leisure[7] and includes a fitness gym, astroturf five-a-side pitches, as well as sports halls for a variety of activities.

New and updated Drama suite and increased seating areas with table-tennis tables, computers run on Windows 10 and have all been recently updated

Oakwood was originally the preferred site for the new Horley leisure centre,[8] but unforeseen costs made the site uneconomical. The new leisure centre is currently under construction on the site of the former Court Lodge Comprehensive.

The school also hosts the Horley detachment of the Army Cadet Force.[9]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Headteacher's Welcome - Oakwood School". www.oakwood.surrey.sch.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Oakwood School Calendar 2009-2010" (PDF). Oakwood School. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Edubase record - Establishment: Oakwood School". Department for Education. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Horley's Schools". Horley Local History Society. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Oakwood School Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Oakwood School Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Blue Leisure - Oakwood". Blue Leisure. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  8. ^ "New site for Horley leisure centre". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  9. ^ Surrey Army Cadet Force
  10. ^ "Welcome to the Horley Learning Partnership". Horley Learning Partnership. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Guntur fights his way to the top!". The College of Richard Collyer. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Robert Emms missed out on War Horse role first time around | Surrey Mirror". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  13. ^ Kempner, Sooz (16 February 2015). "Letter To My Hometown: To Horley, With… Reservations". Standard Issue. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  14. ^ "My best teacher". Times Educational Supplement. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.