Oxclose Community Academy (formerly Oxclose Community School) is a

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located in

Oxclose Oxclose is an area of Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located between the A1231, A182 and A195 highways, close to Sunderland, and is well served by links from the A1(M) which passes within of Oxclose's boundaries. Oxclose covers an are ...

in the

City of Sunderland The City of Sunderland () is a metropolitan borough with city status in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, spanning a far larger area, including nearby towns i ...

Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcastl ...

, England. The school was rebuilt in 2007 under the

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programme. Previously a community school administered by

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, Oxclose Community School converted to academy status in November 2012 and was renamed Oxclose Community Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Sunderland City Council for admissions. Oxclose Community Academy offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Graduating students usually go on to attend

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. The school is also the location of the North East of England Japanese Saturday School. It is also the second location of the Pauline Cook School of Dance.

Notable former pupils

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, architect *Adam Barnes, Newcastle Eagles Professional Basketball Player *Daniel Chapman, bassist with

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and

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References

External links

Oxclose Community Academy official website
Secondary schools in the City of Sunderland Academies in the City of Sunderland Washington, Tyne and Wear {{TyneandWear-school-stub