Oak Academy

State-Funded School

oak-academy-bournemouth-christchurch-poole-south-west

South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth WestConstituency

BH11 9JJPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Oak Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

It currently serves 647 pupils. Oak Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 13.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.75

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

647

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

12%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 647
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
7 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
27 Nov 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.