Oakgrove School

Academy in Milton Keynes, England

52°02′19″N 0°42′32″W / 52.0385°N 0.7090°W / 52.0385; -0.7090InformationTypeAcademyMottoExcellence, Innovation, RespectEstablished2005SpecialistHumanities CollegeDepartment for Education URN136454 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherIan Tett (secondary), Mark Sim (primary and nursery)Years taughtNursery to Year 11GenderCoeducationalAge3 to 19Average class size25Hours in school day6 hours, 30 minuetsHousesColumba, Draco, Noctua, Pegasus, Draco, PhoenixWebsitehttp://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 2006	Good	Peter Barnes
10–11 June 2010	Outstanding	Peter Barnes
8–9 May 2013	Outstanding	Peter Barnes
26–27 June 2019	Good	Ian Tett

Notable former pupils

Jeffrey Schlupp, a professional footballer who won the league with Leicester City in 2016, as of 2017 plays for Crystal Palace.^[4]
Max Crocombe, professional footballer who is a goalkeeper for Burton Albion F.C and the New Zealand national football team.^[5]

References

^ "Kingsbridge Educational Trust".
^ "Primary & Nursery - Oakgrove School". www.oakgrove.school. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ "Welcome from the Executive Headteacher | Kingsbridge Educational". www.ket.education. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Oakgrove School March 2008 Newsletter" (PDF). Oakgrove School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^ "Oakgrove Alumni Football Success". Oakgrove School. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.