North Oxfordshire Academy is a
coeducational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
academy
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
school in
Banbury
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshir ...
,
Oxfordshire, England. It opened in September 2007, replacing the
comprehensive Drayton School
Drayton School was a comprehensive school situated on Stratford Road in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Established in 1973, its buildings are now occupied by the North Oxfordshire Academy which replaced Drayton School in 2007.
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. It caters for children and young adults between the ages of 11 and 18.
The Academy
North Oxfordshire Academy is a part of
United Learning
United Learning is a group of state-funded schools and fee-paying independent schools operating in England. United Learning is the trading name for United Church Schools Trust (UCST) and United Learning Trust (ULT). It is one of the largest 10 c ...
. Pupils officially started learning at the academy on Monday 10 September 2007. Pupils had an opening ceremony on Thursday 13 September 2007 to commemorate them as the foundation (First) pupils to be in the academy. They were presented with a certificate and a badge. At the end of the summer term 2007, two of the school’s four main blocks, A Block and C block, were cleared and sealed off ready for refurbishment work that was due to start in September 2007. Its sixth form opened in September 2008. In a recent Ofsted/HMI report the officials advised that the academy had innovative strategies to improve the teaching and learning and confirmed that the academy was continuing to move in a positive direction.
When the Academy was established a new block was built with a new hall, reception, canteen and pupil support classrooms.
It was originally to be called Banbury Academy but due to opposition from
Wykham Park Academy
Wykham Park Academy is a coeducational Academy (English school), academy school situated on Ruskin Road, in the Easington, Banbury, Oxfordshire, Easington ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. The school has a sixth form. Formerly Banbury School ...
(formerly known as Banbury School), the name was changed to North Oxfordshire Academy. The cost of the academy is estimated to be around £20 million.
The school day
The academy day starts at 08:30 and finishes at 15:20 each day. The exception to this is Thursdays, which change the school day to finish at 15:30, and Fridays in which pupils finish at 14:50. The timetable consists of four 1 hour & 20 minute periods each day, and this includes one 20-minute break, one 40-minute lunch break and one tutor lesson after lunch.
Principals
*Ruth Robinson (2007–2011)
*Sara Billins (2011–2020)
*Alison Merrills (2020–present)
See also
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Drayton School
Drayton School was a comprehensive school situated on Stratford Road in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Established in 1973, its buildings are now occupied by the North Oxfordshire Academy which replaced Drayton School in 2007.
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External links
North Oxfordshire AcademyUnited Learning Official WebsiteMarch 2009 Ofsted/HMI Report
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Academies in Oxfordshire
Educational institutions established in 2007
Secondary schools in Oxfordshire
United Learning schools
2007 establishments in England