| Established | 1921 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Ian Frost |
| Specialism | Mathematics and Computing |
| Location | Brook Road Kingswood Gloucestershire BS15 4JT England |
| DfE number | ???/4112 |
| DfE URN | 137106 |
| Students | 1016 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Royal Blue , Charcoal Grey, Blue Jumpers (formerly brown and blue) |
| Former name | Kingswood Grammar School |
| Website | www.kingsoakacademy.org.uk |
King's Oak Academy, formerly known as Kingsfield School and Kingswood Grammar School, is a Mathematics and Computing College located in Kingswood, Bristol, England.
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It is situated just within the Unitary Authority of South Gloucestershire which borders Bristol. The school is a mixed comprehensive providing education for around 1,150 students, predominantly from a catchment area of around 3 miles (4.8 km). It is situated at the roundabout of the A420 and the A4174 (Bristol ring road), between Warmley Hill and Warmley.
The school was founded in 1921 as Kingswood Grammar School (KGS), a co-educational grammar school when administered by the Gloucestershire Education Committee. On 15 October 1946, 13 year old Robert Hayes of Kingswood died at Cossham Memorial Hospital after being injured at the school when playing with blank cartridges he had found at an ammunition dump. His right hand was blown off and he had other injuries to his body.
In the 1960s it had around 850 boys and girls, with 250 in the sixth form.
It became a comprehensive in 1967, being renamed Kingsfield School.
Kingsfield School was officially rebranded as King's Oak Academy in September 2011.
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