Oldfield School
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| Established | 1892 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Kim Sparling |
| Location |
Kelston Road Bath BA1 9AB England Coordinates: 51°23′35″N 2°24′18″W / 51.3930°N 2.4050°W |
| DfE URN | 136483 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 782 as of January 2012 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.oldfieldschool.com |
Oldfield School is a secondary school, with a small co-educational sixth form, in Newbridge, Bath, England. Since February 2011, the school has had academy status, meaning that it operates outside the control of the local authority.[1] Prior to 2012 the main school was girls only. The school had 782 students aged 11 to 18 as of January 2012.
History
Oldfield School was founded in 1892 to serve the City of Bath; in 1959 the school moved from the city centre to the western outskirts of the city, overlooking the River Avon valley, and now attracts pupils from a much wider area including the eastern outskirts of Bristol.[2]
The main school building is from the 1960s, but Penn House dates from the mid-1800s predating the school, and is largely used as sixth form accommodation.[3] Recent buildings include a dance studio and a sports hall, and a new teaching block for Mathematics and Humanities.[4] Some expansion classroom blocks date from the 1970s and 1980s. The school has on-site playing fields.[5]
The school applied for academy status using the Academies Act in order to remove itself from local authority control and avoid becoming co-educational. Ultimately, under pressure from Bath and North East Somerset Council, the school decided to become co-educational.[6][7]
Recent PE teacher Helen Glover won the gold medal for the women's coxless pairs at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. She took up rowing in 2008 whilst teaching at the school and trained at the Minerva Bath Rowing Club nearby.[4]
Academics
The school is a National College for School Leadership National Support School and the Headteacher is a National Leader of Education.[8]
Uniform
The Oldfield School uniform consists of a navy blue jacket with a white logo of a swan. A tie and grey jumper should be worn. A white shirt must be worn under the jumper. Students in years 7, 8 and 9 must wear navy blue trousers or skirt. Shoes must be comfortable, have little or no heel and be blue, black or brown.[9]
Sixth form
The school has a co-educational sixth form.[10]
References
- ↑ "Oldfield School in Bath is the city's first academy". BBC News. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "Oldfield School Internet Site". Oldfield School. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2006.
- ↑ English Heritage. "Penn Hill House (Grade II) (1394341)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Olympic rower Helen Glover returns to Oldfield School to open sports centre". Bath Chronicle. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ A Review of Secondary Schools in Bath. Bath and North East Somerset Council. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ↑ "Decision made on Secondary School provision for Bath and Keynsham". Bath and North East Somerset. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ "Council tells Bath school to 'admit boys or close'". BBC. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Current list of National Leaders of Education and National Support Schools". National College of School Leadership. p. 10. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ↑ "Essential Information" (PDF). Oldfield School. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "Sixth Form". Oldfield School. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
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