| Established | 1972 |
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| Type | Comprehensive school, Community school |
| Headteacher | Sue Child |
| Specialism | Technology (Operational) |
| Location | Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9AE United Kingdom |
| DfE URN | 125273 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1260 |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | 5 (Edgeworth, Cheswick, Harelands, Staplehurst and Kinnersley)[1] |
| Colours | Black and Green |
| Website | Oakwood School |
Oakwood School is a community secondary school located in Horley, Surrey.[2] It is co-educational and caters for students in the 11-16 age range in that it doesn't have a sixth form.[2]
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Oakwood was opened in 1989 following the merger of Court Lodge Comprehensive and Horley Comprehensive (Secondary Modern) School.[3] Andy Thompson was headteacher from 1989[4] until he retired in 2007, when Sue Child took the reins.
At the last Ofsted inspection in May 2010, the school was judged to be Grade 4 - Unsatisfactory,[5] it was not placed into special measures, instead given a Notice to Improve. A monitoring visit report in February 2011 said that the school was making ... good progress in addressing the issues for improvement and in raising the students’ achievement..[6] A further visit on the 8th and 9th of June 2011 placed the school into special measures.[7]
The school has a sports centre which is managed Blue Leisure[8] and includes a fitness gym, astroturf five-a-side pitches, as well as sports halls for a variety of activities.
Oakwood was originally the preferred site for the new Horley leisure centre,[9] but unforeseen costs made the site uneconomical. The new leisure centre is currently under construction on the site of the former Court Lodge Comprehensive.
Oakwood is a founder member of the Horley Learning Partnership, an extended confederation which incorporates the Horley SureStart Children’s Centre.[10]