Oakwood School is a

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located in

Horley Horley is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England, south of the towns of Reigate and Redhill. The county border with West Sussex is to the south with Crawley and Gatwick Airport close to the town. It has its own econ ...

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, England. It is

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and caters for students in the 11–16 age range, as it does not have a

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History

Oakwood was opened in 1989 following the merger of Court Lodge Comprehensive (shut down on 31 August 1989) and Horley Comprehensive (Secondary Modern) School. Its Headteachers have been: *Andy Thompson: 1989 - 2007 *Sue Child: 2007 - 2015 *Simon Potten: 2015 - 2023 *Jon Gladstone: 2023-Present

Ofsted

At the

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inspection in November 2013, the school was judged to be ''Grade 2 - Good''. This followed its previous inspection in 2012 where it was rated ''Grade 3 - Satisfactory'' and was removed from

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Facilities

The school has a sports centre which is managed by Blue Leisure and includes a fitness gym,

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pitches, as well as sports halls for a variety of activities. New and updated Drama suite and increased seating areas with table-tennis tables, computers run on Windows 10 and have all been recently updated Oakwood was originally the preferred site for the new Horley leisure centre, but unforeseen costs made the site uneconomical. The new leisure centre is currently under construction on the site of the former Court Lodge Comprehensive. The school also hosts the Horley detachment of the

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.Surrey Army Cadet Force
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Extended confederation

Oakwood is a founder member of the Horley Learning Partnership, an extended confederation which incorporates the Horley SureStart Children’s Centre.

Notable alumni

* Guntur Dwiarmein,

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's youngest ever UK Champion *

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(born 1986), actor * Suzanna Kempner, stand-up comedian *

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, former captain of

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References

External links

School website
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