Oak Academy
Duck Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Principal
- Mrs Hayley Richley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ambitions Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 647
- URN
- 139037
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202774600
About this school
Oak Academy is a secondary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 647 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 81 | 92 | 88 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.8 | 35.6 | 32.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.95 -1.28 to -0.62 | -0.63 -0.95 to -0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 30.4% | 13.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 48.9% | 33% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 20.7% | 28.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oak Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30.8 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.6 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.5 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 504 |
| 2023/24 | 596 |
| 2024/25 | 647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oak Academy compares
Oak Academy ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.5 | 11.2% | 46.2% | 647 | — |
| LeAF Studio | 42.4 | 9.5% | 23.4% | 458 | 0.2 miles |
| The Bourne Academy | 44.2 | 9.5% | 37.7% | 958 | 0.9 miles |
| St Aldhelm's Academy | 33.6 | 13% | 45.8% | 808 | 1.5 miles |
| Winton Academy | 55.4 | 4.5% | 18.9% | 902 | 1.7 miles |
| Glenmoor Academy | 60.7 | 5.4% | 23.7% | 902 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.21%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.16%
- Persistent absence
- 27.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
LeAF Studio0.2 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
The Bourne Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
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St Aldhelm's Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Poole
-
Winton Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
Glenmoor Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Bournemouth
Oak Academy ranks 11th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Bournemouth.
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy Secondary
- Avonbourne Girls Academy Secondary
- Bournemouth School Secondary
- Bournemouth School for Girls Secondary
- Glenmoor Academy Secondary
- LeAF Studio Secondary
- The Bishop of Winchester Academy Secondary
- The Bourne Academy Secondary
- Winton Academy Secondary
- Avonwood Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bethany Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oak Academy teach?
- Oak Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the principal of Oak Academy?
- The principal of Oak Academy is Mrs Hayley Richley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oak Academy?
- Oak Academy has 647 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oak Academy full?
- Oak Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 647 on roll (54%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oak Academy a faith school?
- No. Oak Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Oak Academy a selective school?
- No. Oak Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Oak Academy?
- Oak Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oak Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 30.8 in 2022/23 and 32.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oak Academy rank locally?
- Oak Academy ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oak Academy's absence rate?
- Oak Academy's overall absence rate is 11.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.